Kong Karls Land

Infobox Islands
name = King Charles Land

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image caption = Map of Svalbard, showing Kong Karls Land in the east
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native name = Kong Karls Land
native name link = Norwegian language
location = Northern Europe
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archipelago = Svalbard
total islands = 5
major islands = Kongsøya, Svenskøya, Abeløya, Helgolandøya and Tirpitzøya
area = convert|332|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on
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country = Norway
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Kong Karls Land or King Charles Land is an island group in the Svalbard archipelago, in Arctic Ocean. The island group covers an area of 332 km² (128 sq mi) and is made up of the islands of Kongsøya, Svenskøya, Abeløya, Helgolandøya and Tirpitzøya.

The islands, which have the largest concentration of bear in Svalbard, are part of the North East Svalbard Nature Reserve, along with Nordaustlandet and Kvitøya. There is a ban on traffic to the islands, which includes the areas of the sea up to 500 meters away from shore and the airspace up to 500 meters above the area.

Kong Karls Land was discovered by an expedition sent by the Muscovy Company in 1617, probably from a high point on Barentsøya. They named the group "Wiche Islands."

References

*cite book |last=Conway |first=William Martin |title=No Man's Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country |year=1906 |publisher=Cambridge, At the University Press

See also

*Svalbard
*List of islands in the Arctic Ocean

External links

* [http://www.svalbard-images.com/spitsbergen/kong-karls-land-e.php Kong Karls Land] from www.svalbard-images.com