Hinlopenstretet
Hinlopen Strait in the left.
Alkefjellet cliffs in Hinlopenstretet, covered with guillemots.
Hinlopenstretet is the strait between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet in Svalbard, Norway. It is 150 km long and 10–60 km wide. The strait is difficult to pass because of pack ice. It is believed to have been named after Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen.[1]
The northern part of the strait is called Nordporten, between Storsteinhalvøya and Mosselhalvøya. The southern part, called Sørporten, widens up between Bråsvellbreen and Bastianøyane.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Norwegian Polar Institute. "Hinlopenstretet's history". Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ↑ "Nordporten (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ "Sørporten (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 340. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
External links
- http://www.caplex.no/Web/ArticleView.aspx?id=9314679 (Norwegian)
- Hinlopenstretet's wildlife
- Hinlopenstretet's geology and landscape
- Hinlopenstretet's history
- Hinlopenstretet's vegetation
Coordinates: 79°37′N 18°47′E / 79.617°N 18.783°E
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