Russebuholmane
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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
.
Kong Ludvigøyane
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 of Bavaria, Germany. The islands may be the Hopeless Iles. of the Muscovy...
, 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,...
, an archipelago south of Edgeøya
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 largest is Ækongen
Ækongen
Ækongen is the largest islet in Russebuholmane, Kong Ludvigøyane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
. The other three comprise Russeholmane
Russeholmane
Russeholmane are the three outermost islets in Kong Ludvigøyane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya. Together with Ækongen they form Russebuholmane. They are named after a Russian trapper’s hut found on one of the islets.-References:...
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