Meinickeøyane
Meinickeøyane (Svalbard)
Meinickeøyane (English: Meinicke Islands) is an island group composed of two islets, Store Meinickeøya and Vesle Meinickeøya, that form part of Thousand Islands, an island group south of Edgeøya, part of the Svalbard archipelago. They were named after the German geographer Carl Eduard Meinicke (1803–76).
References
- Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database
Coordinates: 77°10′N 21°30′E / 77.167°N 21.500°E
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