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Kvitøya    (Approved)
  Area:Svalbard
  Position:80°9.9'N 32°25.4'E
  Map sheet:S100 J3 Kvitøya
S1000 Svalbard
  Category:Island
  References:Svalbard chart S. 5 (1933)

Definition:
Island east of Nordaustlandet, area 682 km²

Origin:
K. = the white island

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