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    Sorgfjorden is a fjord at the northeastern coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It cuts into Ny-Friesland, from the northern part of Hinlopen Strait. It is...
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  • Svalbard. It is located north of Heclahamna at the eastern side of Sorgfjorden. It is named after lieutenant Crozier, member of an Arctic expedition...
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    Svalbard. It is located south of Crozierpynten, at the eastern side of Sorgfjorden. The harbour is named after the British naval vessel Hecla from Parry's...
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  • Ny-Friesland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between Mosselbukta and Sorgfjorden. At the northern part of the peninsular is the coastal plain of Verlegenhukflya...
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    northern measurements from a base at Crozierpynten on the eastern side of Sorgfjorden. A total arc of 4° 10' was measured. The expedition also took the first...
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    balloon expedition of 1897. There is also a winter camp at the shores of Sorgfjorden, which hosted an 1899–1900 Swedish-Russian Arc-of-Meridian Expedition...
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    Svein Molaug excavated a blubber oven and made an underwater survey at Sorgfjorden. This was the first known use of maritime archaeology on Svalbard. A...
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    1827, they sailed to Spitsbergen where they found a safe anchorage at Sorgfjorden, Ny-Friesland, in the far north. Abernethy participated in the expedition...
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