
Sorgfjorden is a fjord at the northeastern coast of
Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen (; formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian: ''Vest Spitsbergen'' or ''Vestspitsbergen'' , also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest and the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern N ...
,
Svalbard. It cuts into
Ny-Friesland
Ny-Friesland is the land area between Wijdefjorden and Hinlopen Strait on Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
The area is named after the Dutch province of Friesland
Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Fris ...
, from the northern part of
Hinlopen Strait
The Hinlopen Strait ( no, Hinlopenstretet) is the strait between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet in Svalbard, Norway. It is long and wide. The strait is difficult to pass because of pack ice. It is believed to have been named after Thijmen J ...
.
It is also called ''Treurenberg Bay''.
References
Fjords of Spitsbergen
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