Kong Karls Land

Kong Karls Land (kông kärls län) [key]or King Charles Land,island group, 128 sq mi (332 sq km), in the Barents Sea, part of the Norwegian possession of Svalbard, W of Spitsbergen. It includes Kongsøya, Svenskøya, and Abeløya islands.

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