Verlegenhuken is the northernmost point of Ny-Friesland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located north of the coastal plain Verlegenhukflya at the peninsula Mosselhalvøya.[1][2] Verlegenhuken is the most northern point of Spitsbergen.

Among older names of the point are Verlegen hoeck, Cap Vertegen, Cap Lointain, Point Desire, Ferlejenhuk, Vrangneset, and Langenes.[1]

References

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

80°03′39″N 16°15′00″E / 80.0607°N 16.2500°E / 80.0607; 16.2500


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