Hermansen Island
Island in Svalbard, Norway
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Hermansen Island[1][2][3] (Norwegian: Hermansenøya) is an island in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about three kilometers, and is located in Forlandsundet at the mouth of St. Jonsfjorden. The island is named after Norwegian naval officer Andreas Encke Hermansen.[4][5] The island was protected as a bird reserve in 1973.
Native name: Hermansenøya | |
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  Hermansen Island | |
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| Coordinates | 78.5494°N 12.1962°E |
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Norway | |
