Platenhalvøya
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Platenhalvøya is a peninsula at
Nordaustlandet Nordaustlandet (Anglicised as North East Land) is the second-largest island in the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway, with an area of . It lies north east of Spitsbergen, separated by Hinlopen Strait. Much of Nordaustlandet lies under large ice ca ...
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Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norway, Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. North of continental Europe, mainland Europe, it lies about midway be ...
, between Zorgdragerfjorden and
Duvefjorden Duvefjorden is a fjord at the northern side of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norway, Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic O ...
. The peninsula constitutes the northeastern part of Prins Oscars Land. The mountains Binneyfjellet and Goodenoughfjellet are among the highest peaks of Nordaustlandet. The northernmost point of Platenhalvøya is called Kapp Platen.


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Peninsulas of Svalbard Nordaustlandet {{Nordaustlandet-geo-stub