Storsteinhalvøya is a peninsula at the northwestern side of

Nordaustlandet Nordaustlandet (sometimes translated 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 l ...

, Svalbard. It is surrounded by

Murchisonfjorden Murchisonfjorden is a fjord in Gustav V Land at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The fjord cuts eastwards from Hinlopen Strait into Nordaustlandet. It has steep coasts and numerous islands. Murchisonfjorden is named after British geologist Roderick Murch ...

to the south,

Franklinsundet Franklinsundet is a strait between Storsteinhalvøya and Lågøya at the northern side of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The eastern side of the strait leads into Lady Franklinfjorden Lady Franklinfjorden is a fjord in Gustav V Land at Nordaustlandet, ...

to the north, and

Lady Franklinfjorden Lady Franklinfjorden is a fjord in Gustav V Land at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between ...

to the northeast. The peninsula is almost free of glaciated areas, and contains some lakes. The nearly closed bay

Claravågen Claravågen is a bay cutting into the peninsula Storsteinhalvøya in Gustav V Land at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. It is almost completely closed, except for the sound Claravågsundet leading through the narrow ridge of Molanderryggen. Inside the bay ...

is located at the western side, and

Pentavika Pentavika is a cove at the northern side of Storsteinhalvøya in Gustav V Land at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The cove is located west of Westmanbukta, at the western entrance of Franklinsundet Franklinsundet is a strait between Storsteinhalvøy ...

and

Westmanbukta Westmanbukta is a bay at the northern side of Storsteinhalvøya in Gustav V Land at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The bay is named after Swedish meteorologist Jonas Westman Jonas Augustin Westman (28 August 1909 – 20 June 1983) was a Swedi ...

at the northern side.

References

Peninsulas of Svalbard Nordaustlandet {{Nordaustlandet-geo-stub