Ayerfjorden
Ayerfjorden is the western branch of Raudfjorden in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier Chauveaubreen debouches into the fjord. The fjord is named after American businessman Frederick Ayer, who started the company Arctic Coal jointly with John Munro Longyear.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Fjord
- Description: fjord in Svalbard
- Also known as: “Aijar Bay”, “Ayer Bay”, “Baie des Glaciers”, “Glacier-Bay”, and “Sørfjorden”
Ayerfjorden
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Ayerfjorden” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ayerfjorden”
- Danish: “Ayerfjorden”
- Dutch: “Ayerfjorden”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ayerfjorden”
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