Wahlbergøya is an island in Hinlopen Strait, between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet of the Svalbard archipelago. The island has an area of about 48 km2 (19 sq mi). The islands highest point is 194 m.a.s.l. Named after Swedish botanist Peter Fredrik Wahlberg. It is the largest island of Vaigattøyane.[1]
The island is included in the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve.
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- ^ "Wahlbergøya". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
79°22′06″N 19°48′30″E / 79.36833°N 19.80833°E
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