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Lågøya (English: Low Island) is an island in Svalbard, Norway. It is situated north west of Nordaustlandet. The area is 103.5 km². The island has rarely been visited.

Lågøya

Lågøya in upper left
Geography
Location	Svalbard, Arctic Ocean
Coordinates	80°10′N 18°00′E
Area	103.5 km2 (40.0 sq mi)
Highest point	57 m.a.s.l.
Administration
Norway
Demographics
Population	0

Lågøya was first marked on the Muscovy Company's map (1625) as Purchas plus ultra Island. Cornelis Giles and Outger Rep (c. 1710) labeled it t' Lage eyl. The island was first marked Low Island by William Scoresby (1820).

References

• Conway, W. M. 1906. No Man's Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country. Cambridge: At the University Press.
• Norwegian Polar Institute Place names in Norwegian polar areas

See also

• List of islands of Norway

На других языках

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[de] Lågøya

Lågøya (norwegisch „niedrige Insel“) ist eine zum norwegischen Spitzbergen-Archipel gehörende Insel unmittelbar nordwestlich von Nordostland.

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- [en] Lågøya

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[es] Lågøya

Lågøya (en noruego, isla Baja) es una pequeña isla deshabitada[1] del archipiélago noruego de las islas Svalbard, en el océano Ártico. Administrativamente, pertenece a Svalbard, un territorio dependiente de Noruega.

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[fr] Lågøya

Lågøya, est une île de l'archipel du Svalbard dans l'océan Arctique. Elle a une superficie de 103,5 km² et mesure environ 14 km de long pour 12 de large[1].

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[it] Lågøya

Lågøya è un'isola dell'arcipelago delle isole Svalbard, in Norvegia.

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[ru] Логёйа

Ло́гёйа[1][2], Ни́зкий[3] (норв. Lågøya) — один из островов архипелага Шпицберген, расположенный западнее Северо-Восточной Земли. Его площадь составляет 103,5 км². Остров посещается людьми очень редко.

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