Agardhbukta is a bay between

Sabine Land Sabine Land ( ) is a land area on the east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after explorer General Sir Edward Sabine. Among the glaciers in the area is the Nordmannsfonna Nordmannsfonna is a glacier in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, ...

and Heer Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located at the western side of Storfjorden. It has a length of about 5.5 kilometers and is a continuation of the valley

Agardhdalen Agardhdalen is a valley between Sabine Land and Heer Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It forms a continuation of the bay Agardhbukta, at the western side of Storfjorden. The valley is named after botanist Jacob Georg Agardh. The river Agardhelva ...

. The bay is named after botanist

Jacob Georg Agardh Jacob Georg Agardh (8 December 1813 in Lund, Sweden – 17 January 1901 in Lund, Sweden) was a Swedish botanist, phycologist, and taxonomist. He was the son of Carl Adolph Agardh, and from 1854 until 1879 was professor of botany at Lund Univer ...

. The river

Agardhelva Agardhelva is a river forming the border between Sabine Land and Heer Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It flows through the valley of Agardhdalen, from the glaciers Elfenbeinbreen and Sveigbreen, ending into the bay Agardhbukta at the western si ...

debouches into the bay. The coastal plain Belemnittsletta is to the east of the bay. Inside of the bay is the inlet Båtbogen.

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Bays of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-geo-stub