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Sørgattet is a strait in
Albert I Land Albert I Land is the land area of the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is bordered by Haakon VII Land to the southeast. To the northeast lies Raudfjorden and its inner branch, Klinckowströmfjorden, to the southeast Krossfjor ...
at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It runs between
Reuschhalvøya Reuschhalvøya is a peninsula in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The peninsula is named after geologist Hans Henrik Reusch. It is located south of Smeerenburgfjorden and Bjørnfjorden, and north of Magdalenefjorden Magdalenefjorden is an ...
and Danes Island, and forms the southern entrance to
Smeerenburgfjorden Smeerenburgfjorden is a fjord in Albert I Land Albert I Land is the land area of the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is bordered by Haakon VII Land to the southeast. To the northeast lies Raudfjorden and its inner branch, Kl ...
. Moseøya in Sørgattet has a rich birdlife and is protected as a bird sanctuary.


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Straits of Svalbard {{svalbard-geo-stub