Sommerfeldtbukta

Coordinates: 76°34′38″N 16°27′21″E / 76.5773°N 16.4558°E / 76.5773; 16.4558
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Aerial photo of Sørkapp Land, showing the bay of Sommerfeldtbukta in the lower mid part of the photo, with the nearby mountain of Kistefjellet.

Sommerfeldtbukta is a bay in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 8.5 kilometers, is located east of Øyrlandet and Øyrlandsodden, and extends further from Skjerodden via Stjernøya and Skolteneset to Sørneset. The bay is named after Norwegian botanist Søren Christian Sommerfeldt.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sommerfeldtbukta (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. ^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 194. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

76°34′38″N 16°27′21″E / 76.5773°N 16.4558°E / 76.5773; 16.4558


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