Franklinsundet
Franklinsundet is a strait between Storsteinhalvøya and Lågøya at the northern side of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The eastern side of the strait leads into Lady Franklinfjorden, named after Jane Franklin.- Marine channel
- Also known as“Détroit Franklin”“Franklinsund”
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Latitude
80.23878° or 80° 14′ 20″ north
Longitude
17.97078° or 17° 58′ 15″ east
Open location code
CFGV6XQC+G8
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Portuguese—“Franklinsundet” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Франклинсундет”
- Cebuano: “Franklinsundet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Franklinsundet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Franklinsundet”
- Norwegian: “Franklinsundet”
- Portuguese: “Franklinsundet”
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