Smeerenburgfjorden

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Smeerenburgfjorden is a fjord in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about twenty kilometers and a width of about four kilometers. The fjord is named after the old whaling settlement Smeerenburg, which was situated at the southern part of Amsterdam Island. [1] The fjord is located between the peninsulas of Vasahalvøya and Reuschhalvøya, [2] [3] and connects westwards through the straits of Danskegattet and Sørgattet. [1] The Smeerenburgbreen glacier debouches into the head of the fjord. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Smeerenburgfjorden (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. "Vasahalvøya (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  3. "Reuschhalvøya (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  4. "Smeerenburgbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 24 October 2013.

Coordinates: 79°39′51″N11°10′25″E / 79.6643°N 11.1737°E / 79.6643; 11.1737