Kong Karls Land
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King Charles Land

Native name: Kong Karls Land
Map of Svalbard, showing Kong Karls Land in the east
Geography
Location	Northern Europe
Coordinates	78°45′N 28°30′E / 78.75, 28.5Coordinates: 78°45′N 28°30′E / 78.75, 28.5
Archipelago	Svalbard
Total islands	5
Major islands	Kongsøya, Svenskøya, Abeløya, Helgolandøya and Tirpitzøya
Area	332 km2 (128 sq mi)
Country
Norway
Demographics
Population	0

Kong Karls Land or King Charles Land is an island group in the Svalbard archipelago, in Arctic Ocean. The island group covers an area of 332 km² (128 sq mi) and is made up of the islands of Kongsøya, Svenskøya, Abeløya, Helgolandøya and Tirpitzøya.

The islands, which have the largest concentration of bear in Svalbard, are part of the North East Svalbard Nature Reserve, along with Nordaustlandet and Kvitøya. There is a ban on traffic to the islands, which includes the areas of the sea up to 500 meters away from shore and the airspace up to 500 meters above the area.

Kong Karls Land was discovered by an expedition sent by the Muscovy Company in 1617, probably from a high point on Barentsøya. They named the group Wiche Islands.

References

• Conway, William Martin (1906). No Man's Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country. Cambridge, At the University Press. 

See also

• Svalbard
• List of islands in the Arctic Ocean

External links

• Kong Karls Land from www.svalbard-images.com

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