Adventfjorden

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title: Adventfjorden
text: Adventfjorden is a 7 km long and 4 km wide bay running south-eastwards from the southern side of Isfjorden, on the west coast of Spitsbergen in Svalbard. The name represents a corruption of Adventure Bay - probably named after the Hull-built whaleship Adventure, which operated in Isfjorden in 1656. The fjord was originally known as Klass Billen Bay. At the head of Adventfjorden is Adventdalen. The former mining-camp of Longyearbyen lies on the fjord's southwestern shore, while another former min
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description: Bay on the west coast of Spitsbergen in Svalbard
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventfjorden
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date modified: 2024-03-07T11:57:10Z
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