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Hoelhalvøya
Hoelhalvøya is a peninsula in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The peninsula is named after Arctic explorer Adolf Hoel. It is located south of Magdalenefjorden Magdalenefjorden is an 8 km long and up to 5 km wide fjord between Reuschhalvøya and Hoelhalvøya, Albert I Land, on the west coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago. It is large enough to accommodate .... Among the glaciers of the peninsula is Gullybreen, which debouches into Gullybukta, a southern bay of Magdalenefjoirden. East and south of the peninsula is a glacier system, where Sjettebreen debouches into the sea at the west coast, while Waggonwaybreen debouches into Magdalenefjorden to the north. References Peninsulas of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdalenefjorden
Magdalenefjorden is an 8 km long and up to 5 km wide fjord between Reuschhalvøya and Hoelhalvøya, Albert I Land, on the west coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago. It is large enough to accommodate even the largest of cruise ships which are even able to turn through 180 degrees in the fjord. On the south shore of the fjord is the bay Gullybukta. History William Barents was the first to explore Magdalenefjorden in 1596. Here he found walrus tusks, which caused him to name the fjord ''Tusk Bay''. The English explorer and whaler Robert Fotherby entered the fjord in 1614, claiming it for King James I of England and naming it ''Maudlen Sound'', and the small, sheltered bay on its southern shore ''Trinity Harbor''. The English subsequently established a whaling station in Trinity Harbor, on what is now called Gravneset. It was later taken back by the Dutch. The remains of four blubber ovens or furnaces have been found on Gravneset, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
