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Fosterøyane

Islands and Archipelagos

Fosterøyane is a group of islands in the Hinlopen Strait on the Svalbard archipelago, lying north of Vaigattøyane and east of Tommeløyane. The islands, which include Krylen, Pilten, and Sværingen, are named after the Arctic traveler Henry Foster. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
Protected Status
International Treaty Protected Area 1
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Fosterøyane
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Source Wikidata: Fosterøyane
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1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Fosterøyane, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN
  • name_eng and desig_eng
    "name_eng": "Nordaust-Svalbard", "desig_eng": "Nature Reserve (Svalbard)"
  • desig_eng, designation 48 of the point search
    "name_eng": "Svalbard East", "desig_eng": "Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)"
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Fosterøyane (Wikipedia)
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Fosterøyane is a group of islands in Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard.
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Wikidata: Fosterøyane
Wikidata Q16891371, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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