Andréebukta is a bay at the southeastern side of
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, a ...
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. It is located between
Tømmerneset
Tømmerneset is a village in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. It's located on the eastern shore of the lake Rotvatnet
or is a lake in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway
Norway, offic ...
and
Bremodden
Bremodden is a headland at the eastern side of 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 islan ...
, below the mountain of
Johnsenberget. The bay is named after Arctic explorer
Salomon August Andrée
Salomon August Andrée (18 October 1854, in Gränna, Småland – October 1897, in Kvitøya, Arctic Norway), during his lifetime most often known as S. A. Andrée, was a Swedish engineer, physicist, aeronaut and polar explorer who died whi ...
.
References
Bays of Svalbard
Kongsøya
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