Smeerenburgfjorden

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]

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″N 11°10′25″E / 79.6643°N 11.1737°E / 79.6643; 11.1737

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