Kongsfjorden

Kongsfjorden is an inlet on the west coast of , an island which is part of the archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. The inlet is 26 km long and ranges in width from 6 to 14 km.
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  • Bay
  • Description: fjord in Svalbard
  • Also known as
    “Baie aux Anglois”
    “Baie du Roi”
    “Baye Anglaise”
    “Dear Sound”
    “Deere-Sound”
    “Dere Sound”
    “Engelsche Bay”
    “Engelse baay”
    “Kar Soudt”
    “Karls Sound”
    “Kars Sond”
    “Konge-Bugten”
    “Kongs-Bugten”
    “Königs-bay”
    “Königsbucht”
    “Koningsbaai”
    “Koningsbaij”
    “Koninks Bay”
    “Kralove Zátoce”
    “Port du Gars”
    “Renntier-Sund”
    “Whales Bay”
    “Zaliv Karolevsky”

Places of Interest

Discover Ny-Ålesund Airport, Hamnerabben and Old Telegraph Building, Ny-Ålesund.
Rerun van Pelt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aerodrome
is an airport serving…
Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museum
is a museum.
Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hotel

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ny-Ålesund and Corbel Station.
Superchilum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an unincorporated settlement…
Superchilum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hamlet
The AWIPEV Arctic Research Station is located in the arctic, on the archipelago of Norway.

Kongsfjorden

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Latitude
78.94835° or 78° 56′ 54″ north
Longitude
11.93075° or 11° 55′ 51″ east
Open location code
CFCHWWXJ+87
Open­Street­Map ID
node 276427422
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = bay
Geo­Names ID
2730230
Wiki­data ID
Q2012734

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Kongsfjorden” goes by many names.
KongsfjordenAsturian
KonqsfiordAzerbaijani
KongsfjordenBasque
KongsfjordenCebuano
Kongsfjorden (fyord)Cebuano
KongsfjordenDanish
KongsfjordDutch
KongsfjordenFinnish
KongsfjordenFrench
KongsfjordGerman
Baia del ReItalian
KongsfjordsLatvian
KongsfjordenNorwegian
KongsfjordenNorwegian Bokmål
Kongsfjorden på SvalbardNorwegian Nynorsk
کونگزفیوردنPersian
Конгс-фьордRussian
Kings BaySwedish
KongsfjordenSwedish
КонгсфіордUkrainian

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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