Palanderbukta

Palanderbukta is a fjord or bay in Gustav Adolf Land at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, a southern bay of Wahlenbergfjorden. The bay is named after Swedish naval officer Louis Palander.^[1]

Palanderbukta has a length of about twelve nautical miles. Southwest of the bay is the peninsula Scaniahalvøya, with the ice caps Glitnefonna and Vegafonna.^[2]

References

^"Palanderbukta (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 341–342, 353. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

79°35′20″N20°39′32″E / 79.5889°N 20.6589°E / 79.5889; 20.6589

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[1] "Palanderbukta (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[los7-2] Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 341–342, 353. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

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