Brøggerhalvøya
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.3|Ny-Ålesund Brøggerhalvøya is a peninsula in Oscar II Land on the west coast of the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway. It is long and wide and borders Kongsfjorden to the north and Forlandsundet to the west. Ny-Ålesund, the world's northernmost permanent settlement, is located on the peninsula, which is named for Waldemar Christopher Brøgger.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark_region, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under the topic Peninsulas of Spitsbergen.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- peninsula
- Named after
- Waldemar Christofer Brøgger
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Svalbard
- Elevation
- 172
- Body of water
- Kongsfjorden
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thumb|upright=1.3|Ny-Ålesund Brøggerhalvøya is a peninsula in Oscar II Land on the west coast of the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway. It is long and wide and borders Kongsfjorden to the north and Forlandsundet to the west. Ny-Ålesund, the world's northernmost permanent settlement, is located on the peninsula, which is named for Waldemar Christopher Brøgger.
The Norwegian Polar Institute placed reindeer on the peninsula in 1978. Their grazing had a negative impact on the frail but biologically rich area, reducing the biodiversity.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brøggerhalvøya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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