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Haakon VII Land

Haakon VII Land is a land area in the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard (part of Norway), between Woodfjorden and Kongsfjorden.

The area was named (as ) after the then King of Norway, Haakon VII, by Gunnar Isachsen, who mapped the area in the first decade of the 20th century.

Haakon VII Land lies within Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park. The highest mountain in Haakon VII Land is Eidsvollfjellet.

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