Wilhelm Island

Wilhelm Island

Native name: Wilhelmøya
Wilhelm Island in lower left
Geography
Location	Arctic Ocean
Coordinates	79°3′N 20°25′E
Archipelago	Svalbard
Area	120 km^2 (46 sq mi)
Highest elevation	566 m (1857 ft)
Administration
Norway
Demographics
Population	0

Wilhelm Island^[1][2][3] (Norwegian: Wilhelmøya) is an island in the Svalbard archipelago. It is situated northeast of Olav V Land on Spitsbergen, in Hinlopen Strait. Its area is 120 km². About 33.5 % of the island is covered with ice. The island was named after Wilhelm I.^[4]

See also

• List of islands of Norway

References

1. Nikitenko, B. L., & M. B. Mickey. 2004. Foraminifera and Ostracodes across the Pliensbachian-Toarcian Boundary in the Arctic Realm. In: Alwynne Bowyer Beaudoin & Martin J. Head (eds.), The Palynology and Micropalaeontology of Boundaries, pp. 137–174. London: The Geological Society, p. 153.
2. Mills, William James. 2003. Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia. Volume 1: A–L. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC Clio, p. 363.
3. Logan, Alan, & L. V. Hills. 1973. The Permian and Triassic Systems and Their Mutual Boundary. Calgary: Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, p. 267.
4. "Wilhelmøya". The Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

Bjørnsundet, a sound between Olav V Land (left) and Wilhelm Island (right)