Kong Ludvigøyane
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Kong Ludvigøyane is a small group of islands south of southwestern Edgeøya
. The group includes Russebuholmane
, Arendtsøya
, Berentineøya
and Bruhnsøya
. They form part of Tusenøyane
. They are named after King Ludwig II (1845-86) of Bavaria, Germany. The islands may be the Hopeless Iles. of the Muscovy Company
's map (1625).
Edgeøya
Edgeøya, occasionally anglicised as Edge Island, is an uninhabited Norwegian island in southeast of the Svalbard archipelago; it is the third largest island in this archipelago. An Arctic island, it forms part of the South East Svalbard Nature Reserve, home to polar bears and reindeer. Its eastern...
. The group includes Russebuholmane
Russebuholmane
Russebuholmane are the four westernmost islets in Kong Ludvigøyane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya. The largest is Ækongen. The other three comprise Russeholmane.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
, Arendtsøya
Arendtsøya
Arendtsøya is a small island in Kong Ludvigøyane, part of Tusenøyane, an island group south of Edgeøya. The island is named after the German geographer Karl Arendts .-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute ....
, Berentineøya
Berentineøya
Berentineøya is the southernmost island in Kong Ludvigøyane, part of Tusenøyane, an island group south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
and Bruhnsøya
Bruhnsøya
Bruhnsøya is a small island in Kong Ludvigøyane, an island group in Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya. The island is named after the German astronomer Carl Christian Bruhns .-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
. They form part of Tusenøyane
Tusenøyane
Tusenøyane is a group of small islands south of Edgeøya. They form part of the Svalbard archipelago. The group consists of over forty islands and islets, including Brotskjer, Kulstadholmane, Utsira, Tufsen, Kong Ludvigøyane, Bölscheøya, Hornøya, Tiholmane, Meinickeøyane, Sletteøya, Schareholmane,...
. They are named after King Ludwig II (1845-86) of Bavaria, Germany. The islands may be the Hopeless Iles. of the Muscovy Company
Muscovy Company
The Muscovy Company , was a trading company chartered in 1555. It was the first major chartered joint stock company, the precursor of the type of business that would soon flourish in England, and became closely associated with such famous names as Henry Hudson and William Baffin...
's map (1625).