Legacy
A number of locations related to the Antarctica and the surrounding area are named for Svend Foyn including:
- Foyn Island - the second largest island in the Possession Islands of East Antarctica.
- Foyn Coast - on the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Alexander and Cape Northrop.
- Foyn Point - marking the north side of the entrance to Exasperation Inlet, on the east coast of Graham Land.
- Foyn Harbor - anchorage between Nansen Island and Enterprise Island in Wilhelmina Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land.
In the Arctic, Foynøya, north of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, is named after him.
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