Laponiahalvøya is a peninsula at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, east of Brennevinsfjorden and west of Nordenskiöldbukta. The peninsula has a length of about 18 nautical miles. The landscape consists of mountains between 300 and 600 meters; the highest is Snøtoppen (620 m.a.s.l.)[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Laponiahalvøya (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 307–308. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

80°18′03″N 20°10′00″E / 80.30083°N 20.16667°E / 80.30083; 20.16667


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