Rindersbukta
Rindersbukta is a bay in Nathorst Land and Heer Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It forms the southern branch of Van Mijenfjorden. The glaciers of Scheelebreen and Paulabreen debouche into the bay. The bay is named after Dutch whaler Michiel Rinders.- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Svalbard
- Also known as: “Baie Michel Rinders”, “Bay Michael Rinders”, “Buhta Mihaelis”, “Klok River”, “Mich Renders Revier”, “Michiel Binders Bay”, “Michiel Reynders Rivier”, “Michiel Rinders Rievier”, “Rinder-Lahti”, “Rinders Bukten”, “Rinders-Pohjukka”, and “Ryniers Bay”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sveagruva.
Sveagruva
Village
Photo: VetleNM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Svalbard is a group of islands located between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and the Norwegian Sea. The area is sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the main island with all the settlements. Sveagruva is situated 10 km north of Rindersbukta.
Rindersbukta
- Categories: fjord, bight, and body of water
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Rindersbukta” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Риндерсбукта”
- Cebuano: “Rindersbukta”
- Danish: “Rindersbukta”
- Dutch: “Rindersbukta”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rindersbukta”
- Norwegian: “Rindersbukta”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Heer Land and Sabine Land.
Notable Places Nearby
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