Poninskiøyra

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Poninskiøyra is a flat sand and clay area in Woodfjorddalen in Andrée Land and Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located at the lower part of the valley, and includes the hill .[1][2] The area is named after military officer and cartographer , who made stereophotogrammetrical mapping of the Woodfjorden area during an expedition in 1907.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Poninskiøyra (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Tantalushaugen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

Coordinates: 79°14′06″N 14°04′27″E / 79.2349°N 14.0743°E / 79.2349; 14.0743


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