Mariaholmen is an islet in
Nathorst Land at the mouth of
Van Mijenfjorden
Van Mijenfjorden is the third-longest fjord in Norway's Svalbard archipelago. It lies in the southern portion of Spitsbergen island, south of Nordenskiöld Land and north of Nathorst Land. The fjord is long, being separated from Bellsund further ...
at
Spitsbergen,
Svalbard. It is located south of
Akseløya
Akseløya (English: Axel Island) is a long, narrow island (about 8.5 km long and 1 km wide) at the mouth of Van Mijenfjorden, separating Van Mijenfjorden from Bellsund. It is separated from the mainland by Akselsundet to the north, and ...
, between Akseløya and
Måseneset. While
Akselsundet
Akselsundet is a sound between Van Mijenfjorden and Bellsund at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a width of about 1.2 kilometers, located north of Akseløya
Akseløya (English: Axel Island) is a long, narrow island (about 8.5 km long and 1& ...
north of Akseløya is regarded as the main entrance to Van Mijenfjorden,
Mariasundet between Mariaholmen and Måseneset is also navigable.
Mariaholmen is composed of Upper Permian (Kapp Starostin Fm.) and Lower Triassic (Vardebukta Fm. and Tvillingodden Fm.) sedimentary deposits that have been stratigraphically tilted to a vertical position.
References
Islands of Svalbard
Spitsbergen
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