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]
79°39′51″N 11°10′25″E / 79.6643°N 11.1737°E
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]
79°39′51″N 11°10′25″E / 79.6643°N 11.1737°E