The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Edgeøya
(d´y-öyä) (KEY) or Edge Island, island of the Svalbard group, 1,942 sq mi (5,030 sq km), Norway, in the Barents Sea, E of Spitsbergen Island. It rises to 2,349 ft (716 m). An ice field covers the southeastern portion of the island.