Sørgattet

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Sørgattet is a strait in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It runs between Reuschhalvøya and Danes Island, and forms the southern entrance to Smeerenburgfjorden. [1] [2] Moseøya in Sørgattet has a rich birdlife and is protected as a bird sanctuary. [3] [4]

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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. The fjord is located between the peninsulas of Vasahalvøya and Reuschhalvøya, and connects westwards through the straits of Danskegattet and Sørgattet. The Smeerenburgbreen glacier debouches into the head of the fjord.

References

  1. ↑ "Sørgattet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 273–275. ISBN   82-90653-06-9.
  3. ↑ "Moseøya (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Moseøya fuglereservat (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 29 October 2013.

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