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St. Jonsfjorden is a fjord in
Oscar II Land Oscar II Land is the land area between Isfjorden and Kongsfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The long glacier Sveabreen divides Oscar II Land from James I Land. The area is named after Oscar II of Sweden Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January ...
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Spitsbergen Spitsbergen (; formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian: ''Vest Spitsbergen'' or ''Vestspitsbergen'' , also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest and the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norw ...
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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 has a length of 21 kilometer, and opens westwards into the strait of
Forlandsundet Forlandsundet is an 88 km long sound separating Prins Karls Forland and Spitsbergen. Its northern limits are Fuglehuken to the west and Kvadehuken to the east. Its southern limits are Salpynten to the west and Daudmannsodden to the east. Refer ...
. Several glaciers debouche into the fjord, including
Gaffelbreen Gaffelbreen ( en, fork glacier) is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway b ...
and Konowbreen from the north, a merge of
Osbornebreen Osbornebreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It has a length of 21 kilometers, merges with the glaciers Devikbreen, Klampebreen and Vintervegen Vintervegen (Winter Road) is a glacier in Oscar II Land Oscar II La ...
, Devikbreen,
Vintervegen Vintervegen (Winter Road) is a glacier in Oscar II Land Oscar II Land is the land area between Isfjorden and Kongsfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The long glacier Sveabreen divides Oscar II Land from James I Land. The area is named after Osc ...
, Paulbreen and Bukkebreen at the bottom, and
Vegardbreen Vegardbreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 5.5 kilometers, runs between Vegardfjella Vegardfjella is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, which is a Norwegian archipelago in the ...
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Charlesbreen Charlesbreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between Gunnar Knudsenfjella and Vegardfjella Vegardfjella is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, which is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic ...
and Bullbreen from the south.


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Fjords of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-fjord-stub