Gipsvika
Gipsvika is a bay in Bünsow Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located at the mouth of Gipsdalen, at the northern side of Sassenfjorden. The bay has a width of about two nautical miles.[1][2]
Gipsvika is included in the Sassen-Bünsow Land National Park. Relics from early mining industry at the site have now been defined as a cultural heritage.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Gipsvika (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ↑ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 234. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
- ↑ Aasheim, Stein P. (2008). Norges nasjonalparker: Svalbard (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 119-120. ISBN 978-82-05-37128-6.
78°25′54″N 16°30′54″E / 78.43167°N 16.51500°E
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