
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
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