Tinayrebukta

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Tinayrebukta is a bay in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located at the east side of Möllerfjorden, and is surrounded by the mountains of Fallièresfjella and Generalfjella. The glacier of Tinayrebreen debouches into the bay. The bay is named after French painter Jean Paul Louis Tinayre. [1] [2]

Haakon VII Land land area at the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard

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Tinayrebreen glacier in Svalbard

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Presidentbreen is a glacier in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier is tributary to the Tinayrebreen, and is surrounded by the mountains of Presidenten, Monarken, Kiliantoppen, Snødomen and Fallièresfjella.

Snødomen is a mountain in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The mountain has a height of 1,215 m.a.s.l. and is located east of the bay of Möllerfjorden, between the glaciers of Mayerbreen and Tinayrebreen.

Mayerbreen is a glacier in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier has a length of about twelve kilometers. It originates from Neubauerfjellet, and debouches into the bay of Mayerbukta in Möllerfjorden. The glacier is named after Louis Benoit Joseph Mayer, counsellor of Albert I, Prince of Monaco. The mountain of Snødomen is located between the glaciers of Mayerbreen and Tinayrebreen.

Mayerbukta is a bay in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located at the eastern side of Möllerfjorden, and has a width of about 1.5 kilometers. The glacier of Mayerbreen debouches into the bay. The bay is named after Louis Benoit Joseph Mayer, counsellor of Albert I, Prince of Monaco.

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Coordinates: 79°12′N12°07′E / 79.20°N 12.12°E / 79.20; 12.12

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