The west shore of Mohnbukta, Svalbard seen from out on the bay covered in ice.

Mohnbukta is a bay at the western shore of Storfjorden in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Norwegian meteorologist Henrik Mohn.[1] The glacier of Hayesbreen is situated northwest of the bay.[2] At the western side of the bay is the mountain of Kroghfjellet,[3] and north of the bay is the mountain of Teistberget.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Mohnbukta (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hayesbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kroghfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Teistberget (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

78°19′N 18°52′E / 78.32°N 18.86°E / 78.32; 18.86


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