Berggrenøya

Berggrenøya is an island in Hinlopen Strait in the Svalbard archipelago, the most western of the islands of Vaigattøyane. The island is named after Swedish botanist Sven Berggren.[1][2] Beggrenøya is included in the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve.

References

  1. ↑ "Berggrenøya (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 355. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

Coordinates: 79°21′07″N 19°21′31″E / 79.35194°N 19.35861°E / 79.35194; 19.35861


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