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Chermsideøya
Chermsideøya (English: ''Chermside Island'') is a 14 km² island north of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. It is separated from Nordaustlandet by the 1–2 km wide Beverlysundet. Two km to the east lies the two smaller Castrénøyane (''Nordre Castenøya'' and ''Søre Castenøya''). ''Nordkapp'' (North Cape) on the northern coast is considered the northernmost tip of Svalbard proper, although both Sjuøyane and Karl XII-øya are situated further to the north. Parryøya in Sjuøyane lies some 15 km to the northeast, separated by Nordkappsundet strait. The island's two highest peaks are ''Knoll'' (280 m) on the southwestern half and ''Tott'' (230 m) on the northeastern half, named after the cartoon characters The Katzenjammer Kids, which in Norwegian is named Knoll and Tott. The two mountains are divided by Chermsidedalen (''Chermside Valley''). Area covered with ice: ca. 5 % of total area, approximately 0,7 km2. (numbers from 1990). The island is named after ''Herbert Cher ...
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Castrénøyane
Castrénøyane is the name given to two small islands, ''Nordre Castrénøya'' and ''Søre Castrénøya'' (English: ''Northern'' and ''Southern Castrén Island''), east of Chermsideøya, Svalbard. The islands were named after Matthias Alexander Castrén (1813–52), a Finnish linguist and traveller. The islands were visited by Swedish geologist O. M. Torell and Swedish geologist and Arctic explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld in 1861. Islands of Svalbard Uninhabited islands of Norway {{svalbard-geo-stub ...
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