Svarthuken
{{Short description|Headland in Svalbard, Norway}}
{{Use dmy dates |date=October 2023}}
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| location = Edgeøya, Svalbard, Norway
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Svarthuken is a headland at Edgeøya, Svalbard. It is the southernmost point of Edgeøya, and has a length of about two kilometers. The rock consists of dark shales, and reaches 326 m.a.s.l. The bay Tjuvfjorden is located between Svarthuken and Kvalpynten further northwest. To the east is the strait Halvmånesundet.{{cite book |title=Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen |year=1988 | volume =7 |publisher=The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute |location=Stavanger |language= |isbn=82-90653-06-9 |pages=361, 362 }}
Name history
The headland was named Negro Point by English sailors in the 17th century and was the official name from 1871. It was changed to the more Norwegian sounding Negerpynten in 1933. After complaints about racism the name was changed to Svarthuken in 2023.
References
| url=https://stadnamn.npolar.no/Svarthuken/Svalbard
| title=Svarthuken – Svalbard
| publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute
| accessdate=24 October 2023
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| url=http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Negerpynten
| title=Negerpynten – Svalbard
| publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute
| accessdate=24 October 2023
}}
| url=https://stadnamn.npolar.no/Negro_Point/Svalbard/
| title=Negro Point – Svalbard
| publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute
| accessdate=24 October 2023
}}
| url=https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/polarinstituttet-vil-bevare-negerfjellet-negerpynten-og-negerdalen/60625233
| title=Polarinstituttet vil bevare Negerfjellet, Negerpynten og Negerdalen
| date=2015-07-28
| access-date=2023-10-24
| publisher=Dagbladet.no
| language=no
}}
| url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/innenriks/2023/05/12/polarinstituttet-endrer-tre-stedsnavn-pa-svalbard-etter-rasismeanklager/
| title=Polarinstituttet endrer tre stedsnavn på Svalbard etter rasismeanklager
| date=2023-05-12
| access-date=2023-10-24
| publisher=Dagsavisen
| language=no
}}
| url=https://www.spitsbergen-svalbard.com/2023/05/26/new-placenames-negerpynten-becomes-svarthuken.html
| title=New placenames: Negerpynten becomes Svarthuken
| date=2023-05-26
| access-date=2023-10-26
| publisher=spitsbergen-svalbard.com
| language=en
}}
Category:Headlands of Svalbard
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