Wijdefjorden

The Wijdefjord is the longest fjord in the belonging to Norway Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.

Extending from north to south drastic in the island of Spitsbergen fjord is 108 km long and is bounded by the land masses Andrée Land, Dickson Land and Ny- Friesland. By Gråkammen with Kapp Petermann it is divided in its southern part in the Aust- and Vest Fjord. Located in the Indre - Wijdefjorden National Park At its innermost ( southernmost ) position. Here ends the glacier lunch Lefflerbreen into the fjord. The name Wijdefjord (Dutch for " Next Fjord" ) he wears because of its relatively wide mouth.

Source

Article Wijdefjord in The Place Names of Svalbard; Norsk Polarinstitutt; Oslo 1942-2010; ISBN 82-90307-82-9 ( 2001 edition ) (English / Norwegian)