Английская Википедия:Isaksen Island
Isaksen Island[1] (Шаблон:Lang-no)[2] is a small island in Hinlopen Strait. It is part of the Rønnbeck Islands in the Svalbard archipelago. It lies east of Cape Weyprecht on Spitsbergen.
The island is a low basalt cliff and its highest point does not exceed Шаблон:Convert above sea level. The closest neighboring islands are Torkildsen Island about Шаблон:Convert to the southeast and Mack Island about Шаблон:Convert to the south. The wildlife consists largely of polar bears.
The island was discovered in 1867 by the Swedish-Norwegian polar explorer Nils Fredrik Rønnbeck. The island is named after the Norwegian skipper and ice-pilot Isak Nils Isaksen (1842–1920),[3][4] who participated in several scientific expeditions in the Arctic.[2][5]
References
- ↑ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: Geographical Names.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Stadnamn i norske polarområde: Isaksenøya (Svalbard).
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Folketeljing 1885 for 1902 Tromsø kjøpstad: Isak Nils Isaksen.
- ↑ Ericsson, Christoffer H., & Nils-Erik Raurala. 1992. The Northeast Passage: From the Vikings to Nordenskiöld. Helsinki: Helsinki University Library, p. 75.
