Parryøya

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Parryøya (English: Parry Island) is southernmost of the three large islands in Sjuøyane, north of Nordaustlandet.

The island was named after the English explorer William Edward Parry, who visited Spitsbergen during his 1827 expedition to reach the North Pole.

[edit] References

• Conway, W. M. 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.
• Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database

Coordinates: 80°38.5′N, 20°40′E