Krossfjorden

Krossfjorden is a 30 km long fjord on the west coast of , which is the largest and only permanently populated of the archipelago in .
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  • Type: Fjord
  • Description: fjord in Svalbard
  • Also known as: Baia della Croce”, “Baye de la Croix”, “Close Cove”, “Closse Sound”, “Closse-Cove”, “Cross Bay”, “Cross Road”, “Cross Vuono”, “Crosse-Road”, “Cruis Baye”, “Cruys Baay”, “Cruys Sond”, “Kars Sond”, “Korsbay”, “Kras Sond”, “Kreutzbay”, “Kreuz-Bay”, “Krossbai”, “Krossbay”, “Kruis Baai”, “Kruys Sond”, “Kryds-Bay”, “Kryssbai”, “Rhede des H. Kreutzes”, “Ristilahti”, and “Zaliv Kresta

Krossfjorden

Latitude
79.14144° or 79° 8′ 29″ north
Longitude
11.74194° or 11° 44′ 31″ east
Open location code
CFFH4PRR+HQ
Geo­Names ID
2730166
Wiki­data ID
Q1800049
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Krossfjorden” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Krossfiord
  • Bavarian: Krossfjord
  • Bavarian: Krossfjorden
  • Cebuano: Krossfjorden
  • Danish: Krossfjorden
  • Dutch: Krossfjorden
  • German: Krossfjord
  • German: Krossfjorden
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Krossfjorden på Spitsbergen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Krossfjorden
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Krossfjorden på Spitsbergen
  • Norwegian: Krossfjorden
  • Russian: Кросс-фьорд
  • Russian: Кроссфьорд

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