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Grønfjorden (English: Green Fjord or Green Harbour) is a 16 km long fjord, separated from Isfjorden to the north by Festningsodden in the west and Heerodden in the east. It lies within the western portion of Nordenskiöld Land .
West of Longyearbyen you’ll find Barentsburg, a mining community on the shores of the fjord Grønfjorden. Read more about Barentsburg here!
Grønfjorden er den vestligste fjordarmen på sørsiden av Isfjorden på Spitsbergen på Svalbard. Fjorden er 16 km lang og mellom 2 og 4 km bred og har munning mellom de to oddene Festningsodden (Festningen) og Heerodden (Kapp Heer).
Grønfjorden is a 16 km long fjord, separated from Isfjorden to the north by Festningsodden in the west and Heerodden in the east. It lies within the western portion of Nordenskiöld Land. On its eastern shore is the mining community of Barentsburg, the second largest settlement on Spitsbergen.
- to take a short trip by kayaks in Grønfjorden; Join us on a real adventure! – go for the kayaking trip inGrønfjorden. This will give you a chance to dip into the incredible ecosystem and to see it from an absolutely different angle.
Aug 22, 2023 · On the shores of Grønfjorden (Green Fjord), the Dutch Spitsbergen Company started a coal mining settlement which they called Barentsburg, named after the famous Dutch Arctic explorer Willem Barentsz.
Grønfjorden (also cited as Grøn-fjord, Gren-fjord, or Grenfjord) is located on the southwestern coast of West Spitsbergen between 77°07′ and 77°58′ N and 13°56′ and 14°20′ E.
