Waldenøya
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Waldenøya is a small, rocky island just north of Nordkapp, Nordaustlandet. It is part of Sjuøyane.
The island is named after John Walden, who was a midshipman aboard the Hon. Constantine John Phipps' H.M.S. Racehorse in 1773. Walden, along with two pilots, visited the island on August 5 of the same year.
[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
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