Poortsundet Explained

Poortsundet is a sound that separates Nordre Repøya from Søre Repøya, off Orvin Land at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The Poortsundet sound has a width of about 1.4 nautical miles. It is named after the Arctic explorer William Poort.[1]

References

80.4522°N 24.1714°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Poortsundet (Svalbard) . . 20 October 2013 . dead. 23 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131023111742/http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Poortsundet.
    - Book: Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard - Jan Mayen . 1988 . 7 . The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute . Stavanger. 82-90653-06-9 . 332 .

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