Isfjorden is the second longest fjord in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard . It lies on the west side of Spitsbergen , an island in the Arctic Ocean about midway between Norway and the North Pole , and the largest in the archipelago. The mountain of Alkhornet stands on the northern side of the entrance to the fjord, as does the coastal plain of Daudmannsøyra . A portion of Isfjorden is included in the national parks of Norway as Nordre Isfjorden Land National Park . Around the fjord lie many of the largest settlements in Svalbard: Barentsburg , Longyearbyen (on the Adventfjorden ) and Pyramiden .
5-653: Isfjorden , meaning "ice fjord", may refer to: Places [ edit ] Isfjorden (Svalbard) , a fjord on the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway Isfjorden (village) , a village in Rauma Municipality, Norway Isfjorden (fjord in Møre og Romsdal) , a fjord in Rauma Municipality, Norway Isfjorden (Troms) , a fjord in Kvænangen Municipality, Norway Isfjord ,
10-587: A fjord in eastern Greenland Other [ edit ] SS Isfjord , Norwegian cargo and passenger ship in service in the early 20th century Isfjord Radio in Svalbard See also [ edit ] Ice Fjord , South Georgia Ísafjörður in Iceland Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Isfjorden . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
15-694: The Dutch agreed to give Isfjorden to the English. The English continued to use Isfjorden as a whaling base until at least the late 1650s. The Svenskehuset Tragedy occurred in 1872–73 at Cape Thordsen in Isfjorden. Seventeen men died in Svenskehuset , now the oldest house on Spitsbergen. Today it is preserved as a cultural heritage site. 78°20′N 15°00′E / 78.333°N 15.000°E / 78.333; 15.000 This Spitsbergen location article
20-548: The command of Juan de Erauso and piloted by the Englishman Nicholas Woodcock , was the first to establish a temporary whaling station here in 1612. In 1613 French , Basque, and Dutch whaling ships resorted to Safehaven ( Trygghamna ) on the north side of Isford or in Green Harbour on the south side of the fjord. All were either driven off by armed English ships or were forced to pay a fine of some sort. In 1614
25-422: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isfjorden&oldid=717220154 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Isfjorden (Svalbard) A Basque whaling ship from San Sebastian , under
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