Coraholmen

Coraholmen is an island in Ekmanfjorden in James I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, at the northern side of Isfjorden. It has a length of 3.3 kilometers, and a width of 1.8 kilometers. The island is named after the fossil species Productus cora, which is common on the island.[1][2] Part of the island is dominated by moraine ridges deposited by the glacier Sefströmbreen during a surge in 1896. Coraholmen is included in the Nordre Isfjorden National Park.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Coraholmen (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. p. 239. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
  3. ↑ Aasheim, Stein P. (2008). Norges nasjonalparker: Svalbard (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 110, 114. ISBN 978-82-05-37128-6.

Coordinates: 78°40′58″N 14°42′35″E / 78.6827°N 14.7097°E / 78.6827; 14.7097

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