Lomfjordhalvøya is a
peninsula at the northeastern part of
Ny-Friesland
Ny-Friesland is the land area between Wijdefjorden and Hinlopen Strait on Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
The area is named after the Dutch province of Friesland
Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia ...
on
Spitsbergen,
Svalbard. It is 44 kilometers long, and 24 kilometers wide at its base. It is located between
Lomfjorden Lomfjorden ( en, The Loon Fjord) is a fjord
In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark ...
and
Hinlopen Strait
The Hinlopen Strait ( no, Hinlopenstretet) is the strait between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet in Svalbard, Norway. It is long and wide. The strait is difficult to pass because of pack ice. It is believed to have been named after Thijmen J ...
. Its northern tip is
Kapp Fanshawe. Former names of the peninsula include ''Terre Margareta'' and ''Margaretas Land''.
The peninsula is covered by two glaciers,
Balderfonna and
Torsfonna. It also includes the large
nesting cliffs of
Lovénberget Lovénberget is a mountain in Ny-Friesland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located on Lomfjordhalvøya. Lovénberget is among the largest bird cliffs of Svalbard, the steep cliffs with heights of more than 400 meters facing east towards Hinlopen ...
.
The peninsula falls within the
Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve
Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve ( no, Nordaust-Svalbard naturreservat) is located in the north-eastern part of the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. The nature reserve covers all of Nordaustlandet, Kong Karls Land, Kvitøya, Sjuøyane, Storøya, ...
.
References
Peninsulas of Spitsbergen
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