Søre Russøya is an island at the northwestern side of

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 ...

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 ...

. It is located in the outer part of Murchisonfjorden, and is the largest of the group of three islands called Russøyane. The island is separated from Nordaustlandet by the strait of Søre Russøysundet. Further west is island Krossøya. The island has an area of about, 10 km².. Highest point, 71 m.a.s.l.. Søre Russøya is part of the

Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve () is located in the north-eastern part of the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. The nature reserve covers all of Nordaustlandet, Kong Karls Land, Kvitøya, Sjuøyane, Storøya, Lågøya, Wilhelm Island, Wahl ...

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Islands of Svalbard {{svalbard-geo-stub