Isfjorden

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Painting by Adolph Tidemand in the style of Norwegian romantic nationalism of the Scottish landing at Isfjorden - the number of ships is inaccurate
Painting by Adolph Tidemand in the style of Norwegian romantic nationalism of the Scottish landing at Isfjorden - the number of ships is inaccurate
Hen Church in the village
Hen Church in the village

Isfjorden is a village in the municipality of Rauma, Norway. Its population (2005) is 1,236. Isfjorden played an important role in the Battle of Kringen, when Scottish ships, needing a landing spot after sea routes had been blocked by Danish forces, landed there on August 20th, 1612.

Isfjorden is also an inlet of the Greenland Sea and largest fjord of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 105 km (65 mi) long and from 13 to 32 km (8 to 20 mi) wide. The mining towns of Longyearbyen, Grumantbyen, and Barentsburg are on the inlet.

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