Svarthuken

Svarthuken
Cape
Svarthuken is located in Svalbard
Svarthuken
Svarthuken
Svarthuken is located in Arctic
Svarthuken
Svarthuken
Coordinates: 77°14′30″N 22°39′38″E / 77.2418°N 22.6605°E / 77.2418; 22.6605
LocationEdgeøya, Svalbard, Norway

Svarthuken is a headland at Edgeøya, Svalbard. It is the southernmost point of Edgeøya, and has a length of about two kilometers. The rock consists of dark shales, and reaches 326 m.a.s.l. The bay Tjuvfjorden is located between Svarthuken and Kvalpynten further northwest. To the east is the strait Halvmånesundet.[1][2]

  1. ^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 361, 362. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Negerpynten was invoked but never defined (see the help page).