Freeman Strait

Freeman Strait (Norwegian: Freemansundet) is the sound separating Barents Island, to the north, from Edge Island, in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway.

Background

The strait is named after Alderman Ralph Freeman, who was involved in the English whaling trade in the early 17th century.[1] The polar bear, Ursus maritimus, is a seasonal visitor to the Freemansundet; this species has a genetically distinct deme within the Barents Sea region.[2] It was later known to the Dutch as Walter Thymens' Sound.[3]

  • Freeman strait
    Freeman strait
  • Freeman strait
    Freeman strait

References
  1. Conway, W. M. (1906). No Man's Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country. Cambridge: University Press.
  2. Hogan, C. Michael (2008-11-18). Nicklas Stromberg (ed.). "Polar Bear: Ursus maritimus". globalTwitcher.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24.
  3. Markham, Clements R., Sir (2014). The threshold of the unknown region. Cambridge. ISBN 9781107476721.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

78°13′N 21°19′E


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