HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Rijpfjorden is a fjord at the northern side of
Nordaustlandet Nordaustlandet (sometimes translated as North East Land) is the second-largest island in the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway, with an area of . It lies north east of Spitsbergen, separated by Hinlopen Strait. Much of Nordaustlandet lies under l ...
, Svalbard. The fjord has a length of about and a width of about . Former names of the fjord include ''Rypefjorden'', ''Red Currant Bay'' and ''Ripsbai''. The fjord is named after Dutch explorer Jan Rijp, who never came anywhere near it.


References

Fjords of Svalbard Nordaustlandet {{Nordaustlandet-fjord-stub