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Svenskebukta
Svenskebukta is a bay at the northern side of Kongsøya of Kong Karls Land, Svalbard. It is located between Kapp Oscar and eastwards towards a point west of Nordaustpynten. Former name variants of the bay are ''Holmbukta'', sv, Svenska Segelsällskapets Bay and ''Swedish Yacht Club Bay''. The glacier Rundisen Rundisen is a small glacier at Kongsøya in Kong Karls Land Kong Karls Land or King Charles Land is an island group in the Svalbard archipelago, in the Arctic Ocean. The island group covers an area of and is made up of the islands of Kongsøya, ... debouches into the bay. References Bays of Svalbard Kongsøya {{svalbard-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rundisen
Rundisen is a small glacier at Kongsøya in Kong Karls Land Kong Karls Land or King Charles Land is an island group in the Svalbard archipelago, in the Arctic Ocean. The island group covers an area of and is made up of the islands of Kongsøya, Svenskøya, Abel Island, Helgoland Island, and Tirpitzøy ..., Svalbard. The glacier covers part of Rundisflya at the eastern part of Kongsøya, south of Svenskebukta. Former names are the English name ''The Circular Ice Cap'' and sv, Runda Iskalotten. References Glaciers of Svalbard Kongsøya {{svalbard-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongsøya
Kongsøya is an island in Svalbard, Norway. It is the largest of the islands in King Charles Land (Kong Karls Land). Its area is . The other main island in the chain is Svenskøya. Geography Kongsøya is the largest island in Kong Karls Land, and has a length of about 40 kilometers. It is separated from Abel Island to the east-northeast by the seven nautical miles wide strait Lydiannasundet, and from Svenskøya to the west-southwest by Rivalensundet (15 nautical miles wide). The strait of Erik Eriksenstretet separates Kongsøya from Nordaustlandet. Kongsøya has a long, narrow and bent shape, with a number of headlands and bays. At the southern side of Kongsøya is the wide open bay Breibukta, with several islets and skerries. The islands of Helgoland Island and Tirpitzøya are located south of Breibukta. Further east, between Tømmerneset and Bremodden, is the bay Andréebukta, and on the northern side is Svenskebukta. Further east is the bay Bünsowbukta, between the headlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kong Karls Land
Kong Karls Land or King Charles Land is an island group in the Svalbard archipelago, in the Arctic Ocean. The island group covers an area of and is made up of the islands of Kongsøya, Svenskøya, Abel Island, Helgoland Island, and Tirpitzøya. The islands, which have the largest concentration of polar bear in Svalbard, are part of the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve, along with Nordaustlandet and Kvitøya. There is a ban on traffic to the islands, which includes the areas of the sea up to 500 metres away from shore and the airspace up to 500 metres above the area. Kong Karls Land was discovered by an expedition sent by the Muscovy Company in 1617, probably from a high point on Barentsøya. They named the group ''Wiche Islands,'' after a member of the company, Richard Wyche. Ecology The polar bear is found during portions of the year at Kong Karls Land; this bear feeds on local harp seals and ring seals. The sub-population of polar bears found here is a genetically distinct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svalbard
Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude. The largest island is Spitsbergen, followed by Nordaustlandet and . The largest settlement is Longyearbyen. The islands were first used as a base by the whalers who sailed far north in the 17th and 18th centuries, after which they were abandoned. Coal mining started at the beginning of the 20th century, and several permanent communities were established. The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 recognizes Norwegian sovereignty, and the 1925 Svalbard Act made Svalbard a full part of the Kingdom of Norway. They also established Svalbard as a free economic zone and a demilitarized zone. The Norwegian Store Norske and the Russian remain the only mining companies in place. Res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapp Oscar
Kapp or KAPP may refer to: *Kapp (headcovering), a headcovering worn by many Anabaptist Christian women *Kapp, Norway, a village in Østre Toten municipality in Innlandet county, Norway *Kapp Records, a record label *KAPP (TV), the ABC affiliate (channel 35) for Yakima, Washington, United States * Kenya African People's Party, a defunct political party in Kenya Kapp is a surname of German origin. It may refer to: *Kärt Jänes-Kapp (1960–2015), Estonian journalist and editor *Alex Kapp Horner (born 1969), American actress *Alexander Kapp (German educator and editor) (1799–1869), German editor and educator *Alexander Kapp (dermatologist and allergist) (born 1955) German dermatologist and allergist *Andy Kapp (born 1967), German curler *Ardeth G. Kapp (born 1931), Canadian religious leader *Artur Kapp (1878–1952), Estonian composer *Charlie Kapp , German curler *Colin Kapp (1928–2007), British author *Dietloff Kapp (born 1925), German modern pentathlete * Edmond Xavier Kapp (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordaustpynten
Nordaustpynten is a headland at Kongsøya of the Kong Karls Land Kong Karls Land or King Charles Land is an island group in the Svalbard archipelago, in the Arctic Ocean. The island group covers an area of and is made up of the islands of Kongsøya, Svenskøya, Abel Island, Helgoland Island, and Tirpitzøy ..., Svalbard, the most northeastern point of the island. References Headlands of Svalbard Kongsøya {{svalbard-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Polar Institute
The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI; no, Norsk Polarinstitutt) is Norway's central governmental institution for scientific research, mapping and environmental monitoring in the Arctic and the Antarctic. The NPI is a directorate under Norway's Ministry of Climate and Environment. The institute advises Norwegian authorities on matters concerning polar environmental management and is the official environmental management body for Norwegian activities in Antarctica. Activities The institute's activities are focused on environmental research and management in the polar regions. The NPI's researchers investigate biodiversity, climate and environmental toxins in the Arctic and Antarctic, and in this context the institute equips and organizes large-scale expeditions to both polar regions. The institute contributes to national and international climate work, and is an active contact point for the international scientific community. The institute collects and analyses data on the environm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bays Of Svalbard
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a narrow entrance. A fjord is an elongated bay formed by glacial action. A bay can be the estuary of a river, such as the Chesapeake Bay, an estuary of the Susquehanna River. Bays may also be nested within each other; for example, James Bay is an arm of Hudson Bay in northeastern Canada. Some large bays, such as the Bay of Bengal and Hudson Bay, have varied marine geology. The land surrounding a bay often reduces the strength of winds and blocks waves. Bays may have as wide a variety of shoreline characteristics as other shorelines. In some cases, bays have beaches, which "are usually characterized by a steep upper foreshore with a broad, flat fronting terrace".Maurice Schwartz, ''Encyclopedia of Coastal Science'' (2006), p. 129. Bays were sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
