Nordenskiöld Bay Explained

Nordenskiöld Bay
Pushpin Map:	Svalbard
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Svalbard
Location:	Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
Coords:	80.3844°N 21.5858°W
Oceans:	Arctic Ocean
Countries:	Norway
Width:	46.3km (28.8miles)

Nordenskiöld Bay (Norwegian: Nordenskiöldbukta) is a bay on the northern coast of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard.

The bay is named after Arctic explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld.

Geography

Located between Laponiahalvøya and Prins Oscars Land, the bay is facing north and has a width of about 25 nautical miles. It contains several fjords and smaller bays, including Ekstremfjorden, Sabinebukta, Carolusbukta and Rijpfjorden.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nordenskiöldbukta (Svalbard) . . 29 June 2013.
2. Book: Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard - Jan Mayen . 1988 . 7 . The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute . Stavanger . 82-90653-06-9 . 307, 323 .