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Fosterøyane

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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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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

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