Fairhaven
Fairhaven is an area of Norway. Generally speaking, it is the area between Amsterdam Island and Danes Island and the mainland, while specifically it refers to the sound between Danes Island and the mainland, in particular the strait between Moseøya and Danes Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Marine channel
- Description: fjord in Svalbard
- Also known as: “Charing Cross”, “De Zeeuwsche Bahy”, “Fair Haven”, “Havre du Nord”, “Nördlicher Hafen”, “North Harbour”, “North Haven”, and “Zeeuwsche Baai”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Klovningen and Indre Norskøya.
Klovningen
Island
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Klovningen is an island in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has an area of about 2.2 km2, and is located in the archipelago of Nordvestøyane. Klovningen is situated 2½ km north of Fairhaven.
Fuglesongen
Island
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 no.
Fuglesongen is an island in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has an area of about 4.1 square kilometres, and is located in the archipelago of Nordvestøyane. Fuglesongen is situated 3 km northwest of Fairhaven.
Fairhaven
- Categories: fjord, navigation channel, and body of water
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Fairhaven” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Fairhaven”
- Cebuano: “Fair Haven”
- Danish: “Fair Haven”
- Dutch: “Fairhaven”
- Galician: “Fairhaven”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fair Haven”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fair-Haven”
- Norwegian: “Fair Haven”
- Spanish: “Fairhaven”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Cummingøya and Klovningsknatten.
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