Svenskøya
{{Short description|Island in Norway}}
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| name = Svenskøya
| image_name = Svenskøya 2021-08-09 Sentinel-2 L2A Highlight Optimized Natural Color.jpg
| image_caption = Sentinel-2 image (2021)
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| location = Arctic Ocean
| coordinates = {{coord|78|43|N|26|38|E|type:isle_region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| archipelago = Svalbard
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| area_km2 = 137
| highest_mount = Mohnhøgda
| elevation_m = 288
| country = Norway
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Svenskøya (English: "Swedish Island") is an island in Svalbard. It is the second largest island of Kong Karls Land with an area of 137 km².{{cite web |url=http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Svenskøya |title=Svenskøya (Svalbard) |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |access-date=10 July 2013}}
Svenskøya is separated from Kongsøya by the strait Rivalensundet.{{cite web |url=http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Rivalensundet |title=Rivalensundet (Svalbard) |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |access-date=10 July 2013}} The island is separated from Edgeøya and Barentsøya by the strait Olgastretet.{{cite web |url=http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Olgastretet |title=Olgastretet (Svalbard). The highest point Mohnhøgda lays on the northern part of the island |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |access-date=10 July 2013}}
See also
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