Lægerneset (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

: ''Camp Point'') is a headland on the eastern side of

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, Svalbard. It was once known as "Whale Head" or "Edge's Point", which was named after the English merchant and whaler

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. An English

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station was situated on the point in the first half of the 17th century.

References

* Norwegian Polar Institute
Place names in Norwegian polar areas
Whaling stations in Norway 1615 establishments in Norway Peninsulas of Spitsbergen Former populated places in Svalbard Whaling in Norway Whaling in the United Kingdom {{spitsbergen-geo-stub