Ekmanfjorden
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Ekmanfjorden is an long fjord branching north from inner Isfjorden. It is separated by Nordfjorden to the south by Sveaneset in the west and Kapp Wærn in the east. It lies within
Nordre Isfjorden National Park Nordre Isfjorden National Park ( no, Nordre Isfjorden nasjonalpark) lies on Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. It lies across the Isfjorden north of Barentsburg. The park was opened in 2003. The park carries the name of the ...
. The fjord is named after the Swedish businessman, and patron of the arts and sciences, Johan Oscar Ekman (1812–1907).


References

* Norwegian Polar Institut
Place Names of Svalbard Database
Fjords of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-geo-stub