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Svenskebukta is a bay at the northern 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, an ...
of
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 Tirpitzøya. ...
,
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 located between Kapp Oscar and eastwards towards a point west of
Nordaustpynten Nordaustpynten is a headland at Kongsøya of the 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 Kongsà ...
. Former name variants of the bay are ''Holmbukta'', sv, Svenska Segelsällskapets Bay and ''Swedish Yacht Club Bay''. The glacier
Rundisen Rundisen is a small glacier at 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 islands of Kongsøya, ...
debouches into the bay.


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Bays of Svalbard Kongsøya {{svalbard-geo-stub