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Lovénøyane

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Lovénøyane

Lovénøyane is a group of seven islands and islets in Kongsfjorden in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. They are named after Swedish zoologist Sven Ludvig Lovén. The largest of the islands is Storholmen, and the six others are Juttaholmen, Observasjonsholmen, Sigridholmen, Midtholmen, Innerholmen and Leirholmen.

Map of Lovenoyane, Jan Mayen Island

Lovénøyane and the three islands Prins Heinrichøya, Mietheholmen and Eskjeret were included in the Kongsfjorden Bird Sanctuary in 1973.

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Lovénøyane Wikipedia