Foynøya

{{Short description|Island in Svalbard, Norway}}

{{for|the Antarctic island |Foyn Island}}

Foynøya is an island off the coast of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. Sources give the size as about {{Convert|1.5|km2|abbr=on}} or about {{Convert|2|km2|abbr=on}}. The island is named after whaling pioneer Svend Foyn. Previous names include Walrus Eyland, Föyen's Island and Foyn Island.{{cite web |url=http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detailn.asp?placeNameID=84034P |title=Foynøya |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |accessdate=2 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503003057/http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detailn.asp?placeNameID=84034P |archive-date=3 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite encyclopedia|title=Foynøya |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor=Henriksen, Petter |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Foynøya |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2 December 2011}}

The island is part of the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve.