Stormbukta

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View across Sørkapp Land from west, with Stormbukta at the front (right), and Isbukta in the back.

Stormbukta is a bay in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located at the western shore of Spitsbergen, extending from Olsokneset northwards to Bjørnbeinflya. The bay is named after Arctic explorer .[1][2] The glaciers Olsokbreen and Sørkappfonna debouch into the bay.

References[]

  1. ^ "Stormbukta (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 192, 195. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

Coordinates: 76°41′34″N 16°17′11″E / 76.6927°N 16.2863°E / 76.6927; 16.2863


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