Planciusbukta is a bay at the northern side of
Nordaustlandet
Nordaustlandet (sometimes translated as North East Land) is the second-largest island in the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway, with an area of . It lies north east of Spitsbergen, separated by Hinlopen Strait. Much of Nordaustlandet lies under la ...
,
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 rang ...
. It is located within the large bay of
Nordenskiöldbukta, west of
Rijpfjorden and east of
Sabinebukta, between
Irmingerneset and
Kapp Lovén. The bay is named after Dutch cartographer
Petrus Plancius
Petrus Plancius (; 1552 – 15 May 1622) was a Dutch-Flemish astronomer, cartographer and clergyman. He was born as Pieter Platevoet in Dranouter, now in Heuvelland, West Flanders. He studied theology in Germany and England. At the age of 24 he ...
. The valley
Planciusdalen is a southward continuation of the bay. At the eastern side of the bay is the mountain
Båtkvelvet.
References
Bays of Svalbard
Nordaustlandet
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