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Isbjørnhamna

Coordinates: 77°00′00″N 15°35′00″E / 77.0000°N 15.5833°E / 77.0000; 15.5833
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Isbjørnhamna is a bay in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between Wilczekodden and Hansbreen, at the northern side of Hornsund. The bay is named after the Norwegian sealing vessel Isbjørn. A Polish Polar Station is located in Isbjørnhamna.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Isbjørnhamna (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  2. ^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 198–200. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

77°00′00″N 15°35′00″E / 77.0000°N 15.5833°E / 77.0000; 15.5833