Isfjord (Svalbard)
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Map showing the location of the archipelago called Svalbard.
Isfjord (Svalbard) is second longest fjord on the west side of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, an archipelago lying in the Arctic Ocean about midway between Norway and the North Pole. The archipelago is the northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway. A portion of Isfjord is included in the national parks of Norway as Nordre Isfjorden Land National Park.
Around the fjord lie many of the largest settlements on Svalbard: Barentsburg, Longyearbyen og Pyramiden.
External links
- [A detailed map of Svalbard with Isfjord clearly labeled]
- [Norwegian Polar Institute]
- [Public Institutions and Services in Svalbard]
- [The Svalbard Project]
- [Svalbard Info]
- [Svalbard Images] Photos (in English)
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