Haakon VII Land

{{Short description|Area of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway}}

{{about|the region of Spitsbergen|other areas|Haakon VII (disambiguation)}}

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Haakon VII Land is a land area in the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard (part of Norway), between Woodfjorden and Kongsfjorden.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Haakon VII Land |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor=Henriksen, Petter |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Haakon_VII_Land |language=no |access-date=6 May 2024}}

The area was named (as {{langx|fr|Terre Haakon VII}}) after the then King of Norway, Haakon VII, by Gunnar Isachsen, who mapped the area in the first decade of the 20th century.{{cite web|url=https://data.npolar.no/placename/aa043e5d-2abf-5d27-b5cc-cf9338edbc7d |title=Haakon VII Land (Svalbard)|publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |access-date=11 October 2017}}

Haakon VII Land lies within Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park. The highest mountain in Haakon VII Land is Eidsvollfjellet.{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Norsk Fjelleksikon|title=Haakon VII Land|editor-first=Per Roger |editor-last=Lauritzen |editor-link=Per Roger Lauritzen |year=2009 |publisher=Friluftsforlaget |location=Arendal |language=no |isbn=978-82-91-49547-7}}