Smeerenburgfjorden

Smeerenburgfjorden is a fjord in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about twenty kilometers and a width of about four kilometers. The fjord is named after the old whaling settlement Smeerenburg, which was situated at the southern part of Amsterdam Island.[1] The fjord is located between the peninsulas of Vasahalvøya and Reuschhalvøya,[2][3] and connects westwards through the straits of Danskegattet and Sørgattet.[1] The Smeerenburgbreen glacier debouches into the head of the fjord.[4]

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79.6643°N 11.1737°E / 79.6643; 11.1737


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