Vaigattøyane is a group of small islands in the Hinlopen Strait, between the islands of Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago. The group includes Wahlbergøya, its largest island, along with Von Otterøya, Nyströmøya, and Berggrenøya. Its name comes from Waygat, an older name once used for the Hinlopen Strait itself. The source consulted gives no further detail on the group's size or geological composition. 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 StatusNational Park or Reserve 1 Protected StatusInternational Treaty Protected Area 1 Connections
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1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Vaigattøyane, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCNname_eng and desig_eng
"name_eng": "Nordaust-Svalbard", "desig_eng": "Nature Reserve (Svalbard)"
name_eng and desig_eng, Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)
"name_eng": "Svalbard East", "desig_eng": "Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)"
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Vaigattøyane is a group of islands in Hinlopen Strait, between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet of the Svalbard archipelago.
Wikidata: Vaigattøyane
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