Recherchefjorden
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Recherchefjorden is a small fjord on the south side of Bellsund, Spitsbergen.
The fjord is named after the French cruiser La Recherche, which visited Spitsbergen in 1838 and 1839. Before being renamed, it had been called Schoonhoven by the Dutch since the early 17th century. The English commonly called it Ice Bay.
[edit] References
- Conway, W. M. 1906. No Man’s Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country. Cambridge: At the University Press.
- Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database
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