Prins Karls Forland
 Northern tip of the island | |
 | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Arctic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 78°34′13″N 11°7′25″E / 78.57028°N 11.12361°E |
| Archipelago | Svalbard |
| Area | 615 km2 (237 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,084 m (3556 ft) |
| Highest point | Monacofjellet |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Prins Karls Forland or Forlandet, occasionally
anglicized as Prince Charles Foreland, is an island off the west coast of Oscar II Land on Spitsbergen in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Norway. The entire island and the surrounding sea area constitutes Forlandet National Park (Forlandet nasjonalpark).[1][2]
History
The island was first seen by the Dutch explorer
King James's son, Charles (later king of England and Scotland). The Dutch called it Kijn Island, after a merchant, who, climbing a tall hill in 1612, fell and broke his neck. The English built a temporary whaling station on the island's northern tip, known to them as Fair Foreland (today Fuglehuken
).
See also
References
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- Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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