Wichebukta
Coordinates | 78°28′44″N 18°57′40″E / 78.4789°N 18.9611°E |
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Terrain | Marine |
Natural hazards | Landslide |
Wichebukta is a bay in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, at the western shore of Storfjorden. It is named after English merchant and ship owner Richard Wiche.[1]
To the west of the bay is the mountain of Wichefjellet and the mountain group of Hahnfjella.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wichebukta (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Wichefjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 10 June 2014.