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Phippsøya (anglicized as Phipps Island) is the largest island in Sjuøyane, an archipelago north of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard in Arctic Norway. It is located some 22 km north of Nordkapp on Svalbard proper and 8.5 km south of Rossøya, the northernmost island of the Svalbard archipelago. Phippsøya is separated from Parryøya to the south by the 1.3 km wide Straumporten sound, from Martensøya to the southeast by the 1.1 km wide Trollsundet and from Tavleøya to the northwest by the 1 km wide Marmorsundet.

The island is named after the English explorer Constantine John Phipps, who commanded two bomb vessels, HMS Racehorse and HMS Carcass, on an expedition to Svalbard in 1773.[1]

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.

External links

• Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database

На других языках

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[de] Phippsøya

Phippsøya ist die größte Insel der Sjuøyane („Sieben Inseln“) im zu Norwegen gehörenden Spitzbergen-Archipel.

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- [en] Phippsøya

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[fr] Phippsøya

Phippsøya est une île de Norvège située dans l'Océan Arctique. Il s'agit de l'île la plus grande de l'archipel des Sjuøyane qui est situé tout au nord du Svalbard.

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[ru] Остров Филиппа

Остров Филиппа (норв. Phippsøya) — остров, расположенный в Баренцевом море. Крупнейший остров в Группе семи островов, расположенной в архипелаге Шпицберген, к северу от Северо-Восточной Земли.

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