The Hinlopen Strait ( Norwegian : Hinlopenstretet ) is the strait between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet in Svalbard , Norway . It is 150 kilometers (93 mi) long and 10 to 60 kilometers (6.2 to 37.3 mi) wide. The strait is difficult to pass because of pack ice . It is believed to have been named after Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen .
2-504: The northern part of the strait is called Nordporten , between Storsteinhalvøya and Mosselhalvøya . The southern part, called Sørporten , widens up between Bråsvellbreen and the Bastian Islands . 79°37′N 18°47′E / 79.617°N 18.783°E / 79.617; 18.783 This Svalbard location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nordporten Nordporten (North Gate)
4-530: Is the northern part of Hinlopen Strait , Svalbard . It extends from a northern line between Langgrunnodden and Verlegenhuken , to a southern line between the headlands of Tvillingneset and Basisodden . Nordporten has a width of about fifteen nautical miles at the mouth between Storsteinhalvøya and Mosselhalvøya . Further south it narrows to about five nautical miles. 80°01′42″N 17°34′13″E / 80.0283°N 17.5702°E / 80.0283; 17.5702 This Svalbard location article
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