Van Mijenfjorden (labelled b) reaches from Bellsund in the west to Sveagruva in Spitsbergen's interior.
The fjord is named after the Dutch whaler Willem Cornelisz. van Muyden, who was involved in the trade in 1612 and 1613. Van Mijenfjorden (an obvious corruption of Van Muyden's name) was originally called Lowe Sound, while the small cove north of Axel Island (at the mouth of the fjord) was called Van Muyden's Haven. This latter name was moved from its proper location by Giles and Rep (c. 1710) and "floated over" to where modern cartographers now wrongly place it.
References
Conway, W. M. 1906. No Man's Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country. Cambridge: At the University Press.
mijenfjorden, third, longest, fjord, norway, svalbard, archipelago, lies, southern, portion, spitsbergen, island, south, nordenskiöld, land, north, nathorst, land, fjord, long, being, separated, from, bellsund, further, akseløya, mariaholmen, settlement, sveag. Van Mijenfjorden is the third longest fjord in Norway s Svalbard archipelago It lies in the southern portion of Spitsbergen island south of Nordenskiold Land and north of Nathorst Land The fjord is 83 km 52 mi long being separated from Bellsund further out by Akseloya and Mariaholmen The settlement of Sveagruva lies on the fjord s north bank Van Mijenfjorden labelled b reaches from Bellsund in the west to Sveagruva in Spitsbergen s interior The fjord is named after the Dutch whaler Willem Cornelisz van Muyden who was involved in the trade in 1612 and 1613 Van Mijenfjorden an obvious corruption of Van Muyden s name was originally called Lowe Sound while the small cove north of Axel Island at the mouth of the fjord was called Van Muyden s Haven This latter name was moved from its proper location by Giles and Rep c 1710 and floated over to where modern cartographers now wrongly place it References EditConway W M 1906 No Man s Land A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country Cambridge At the University Press Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard DatabaseExternal links Edit Location of Spitsbergen A detailed map of Svalbard with Van Mijenfjorden clearly labeled StudyCoordinates 77 47 5 N 15 30 E 77 7917 N 15 500 E 77 7917 15 500 This Spitsbergen location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Van Mijenfjorden amp oldid 941796776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
