Albert-I-Land

Albert I land is called the north-western area of the archipelago of Svalbard. It consists of several peninsulas west of the line Krossfjorden - Lilliehöökfjorden - Raudfjorden and the islands Amsterdamøya and Danskøya. In the east it borders on the Haakon VII Land.

79.552311.4695Koordinaten: 79 ° 33 ' 8.3 "N, 11 ° 28' 10.2 " E

History

In the area of Albert I Land Willem Barents discovered with his crew on June 17, 1596 Spitsbergen. Because the steep coast and the mountains were pointed, he gave his discovery the name Spitsbergen. Later, many Bowhead whales have been sighted in the adjacent sea area, whereupon the early whalers their blubber ovens and other storage einrichteten on these shores. Therefore, one finds in this region particularly many remnants of these first settlers on Spitsbergen.

Albert I country bears his name in honor of Albert I of Monaco, the multiple Svalbard expeditions financially supported by the turn of the 20th century and carried out.

Albert I Land is located entirely within the Nordvest - Spitsbergen National Park.

Gallery

Remnants of the Dutch whaling station Smeerenburg

Lilliehöökbreen

Swell

  • Article Albert I Land in The Place Names of Svalbard; Norsk Polarinstitutt; Oslo 1942-2010; ISBN 82-90307-82-9 ( 2001 edition ) (English / Norwegian)
  • Nordvesthjørnet and Raudfjorden - Cruise Handbook for Svalbard
  • Spitsbergen
  • Geography ( Svalbard )
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