Bengtssenbukta is a bay at the northern side of Nordaustlandet,

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 ...

. It is a western branch of

Rijpfjorden Rijpfjorden is a fjord at the northern side of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The fjord has a length of about and a width of about . Former names of the fjord include ''Rypefjorden'', ''Red Currant Bay'' and ''Ripsbai''. The fjord is named after Dutch ...

. The glacier

Rijpbreen Rijpbreen is a glacier in Gustav V Land at the northern side of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The glacier debouches into Bengtssenbukta, a western branch of Rijpfjorden. The glacier is named after Dutch explorer Jan Rijp Jan Cornelisz Rijp (–) w ...

debouches into the bay. The bay is named after trapper Karl J. Bengtssen.

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Bays of Svalbard Nordaustlandet {{nordaustlandet-geo-stub