🚤 Hinlopen Strait

Norway · Europe · 79.62°N, 18.78°E

The Hinlopen Strait is the strait between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet in Svalbard, Norway. It is 150 kilometers (93 mi) long and 10 to 60 kilometers wide. The strait is difficult to pass because of pack ice. It is believed to have been named after Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen.

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Quick facts

Country	Norway
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	79.62°N, 18.78°E · view on map

Hinlopen Strait is located in Norway, in Europe.

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