Adventfjorden

Local nameAdventfjorden
LocationSvalbard, Norway

Adventfjorden is a 7 km long and 4 km wide bay running south-eastwards from the southern side of Isfjorden, on the west coast of Spitsbergen in Svalbard. The name represents a corruption of Adventure Bay - probably named after the Hull-built whaleship Adventure, which operated in Isfjorden in 1656. The fjord was originally known as Klass Billen Bay. At the head of Adventfjorden is Adventdalen.

The former mining-camp of Longyearbyen lies on the fjord's southwestern shore, while another former mining-camp, Hiorthhamn, is located on its northeastern shore.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventfjorden

Coordinates 78°15'5.079" N 15°35'32.079" E

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