Dunérbukta is a bay at the western shore of
Storfjorden in
Sabine Land
Sabine Land ( ) is a land area on the east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Svalbard ( , ), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norway, Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlanti ...
at
Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen (; formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''Vest Spitsbergen'' or ''Vestspitsbergen'' , also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest and the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipel ...
,
Svalbard
Svalbard ( , ), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norway, Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. North of continental Europe, mainland Europe, it lies about midway be ...
. It is named after Swedish astronomer
Nils Christoffer Dunér
Nils Christoffer Dunér (Billeberga, Malmöhus län 21 May 1839 – Stockholm 10 November 1914) was a Swedish astronomer. His parents were Nils Dunér and Petronella (née Schlyter).
Dunér received his doctorate from Lund University in 18 ...
. The glacier of
Ulvebreen debouches into the bay. At the northern side of the bay is the mountain of
Domen and the ridge
Kapp Johannesen.
See also
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Dunérfjellet
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Kapp Dunér
Kapp Dunér is a headland at the island of Bjørnøya of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. It is the westernmost point of Bjørnøya. The point is named after Swedish astronomer Nils Christoffer Dunér.
The site has given name to the geological ...
References
Bays of Spitsbergen
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