Bockfjorden

Bockfjorden is a fjord in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, at the western side of Woodfjorden. Bockfjorden is named after Arctic explorer Franz-Karl von Bock. At the western side of the fjord is the inactive volcano Sverrefjellet.[1][2]

References
  1. "Bockfjorden (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 291. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

79.4690°N 13.3287°E / 79.4690; 13.3287


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