Flintholmen

Flintholmen is a small island in Ekmanfjorden in James I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, at the northern side of Isfjorden. Associated with the islet is a wide shoal area with depths between zero and three meters, with an extension of about one nautical mile.[1][2] Part of Flintholmen and the nearby island of Coraholmen are dominated by moraine ridges deposited by the glacier Sefströmbreen during a surge in 1896. Ekmanfjorden and its islands are included in the Nordre Isfjorden National Park.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Flintholmen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 238–239. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
  3. ↑ Aasheim, Stein P. (2008). Norges nasjonalparker: Svalbard (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 114. ISBN 978-82-05-37128-6.

Coordinates: 78°38′42″N 14°35′01″E / 78.6450°N 14.5835°E / 78.6450; 14.5835

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