Vibebukta

Vibebukta

Vibebukta

Bay of Svalbard

Vibebukta is a bay at the shore of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The bay is named after hydrographer Andreas Vibe. It lies between Gustav Adolf Land and the glacier Bråsvellbreen. The twenty nautical miles wide glacier front of Bråsvellbreen, between Vibebukta and Kervelbukta, exhibited a huge surge in the 1930s.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Vibebukta (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  2. [2]
    Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 337. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

79.3558°N 22.6088°E / 79.3558; 22.6088


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