Isfjorden (Svalbard)

View of Longyearbyen

The Longyearbyen (Norwegian Isfjorden ), which literally means Ice Fjord is a fjord on the west side of Svalbard. It is 107 km long, the second longest fjord in the archipelago (after Wijdefjord ). Are the two largest towns of Svalbard, Barentsburg and Longyearbyen, on its south side. Is Longyearbyen radio, a beacon and a sea radio station at its mouth.

Surrounding country

The fjord is surrounded by the following land masses (mainly peninsulas ):

  • Oscar II country
  • James I country
  • Dickson Country
  • Bünsow country
  • Sabine country
  • Nordenskiöld Land

Side arms

The fjord has several side arms. Clockwise:

  • Ymebukta
  • Borebukta
  • Nordfjord Yoldiabukta
  • Ekmanfjord
  • Dicksonfjord
  • Tempelfjord

Glacier

In the bays of the fjord lead some glaciers. In the Borea Bay, which is located in the western part of the fjord, opens the Borea glacier, which is 22 km long and 4 km wide and lies on the western side of the Helsingland back. Also, of the 14 km long Nansen Glacier, named after the Norwegian polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen, opens into the Borea Bay.

Name

The name means " ice fjord " because he, as Poole gave him the name that was frozen. This is still in front, but not every year. English whalers called the entire fjord in the 17th century Green Harbour, as seen from an agreement between English and Danish captains from the year 1614.

Swell

  • Map
  • Article Longyearbyen in The Place Names of Svalbard; Norsk Polarinstitutt; Oslo 1942-2010; ISBN 82-90307-82-9 ( 2001 edition ) (English / Norwegian)
Wijdefjorden Isfjord Radio Oscar-II-Land James-I-Land Sabine-Land Colesbukta
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