XXVII.—Stratigraphical Observations in the Stor Fjord Region of Spitsbergen
The Stor Fjord is the great bight which is situated on the eastern side of the mainland of Spitsbergen, and separates it from the large Barents and Edge Islands which lie farther east (see map, fig. 1). It is widest towards the south, the distance between the South Cape of Spitsbergen and Negro Poin...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0080456800016914 2024-03-03T08:43:05+00:00 XXVII.—Stratigraphical Observations in the Stor Fjord Region of Spitsbergen Tyrrell, G. W. 1934 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0080456800016914 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0080456800016914 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh volume 57, issue 3, page 675-697 ISSN 0080-4568 2053-5945 General Earth and Planetary Sciences General Environmental Science journal-article 1934 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0080456800016914 2024-02-08T08:30:47Z The Stor Fjord is the great bight which is situated on the eastern side of the mainland of Spitsbergen, and separates it from the large Barents and Edge Islands which lie farther east (see map, fig. 1). It is widest towards the south, the distance between the South Cape of Spitsbergen and Negro Point on Edge Island being 107 miles. At its northern end the Stor Fjord narrows considerably and terminates in Heley (or Helis) Sound, which connects it with the Barents Sea by way of Olga Strait. Article in Journal/Newspaper Barents Sea Edge Island Spitsbergen Cambridge University Press Barents Sea South Cape ENVELOPE(-84.449,-84.449,76.302,76.302) Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 57 3 675 697 |
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The Stor Fjord is the great bight which is situated on the eastern side of the mainland of Spitsbergen, and separates it from the large Barents and Edge Islands which lie farther east (see map, fig. 1). It is widest towards the south, the distance between the South Cape of Spitsbergen and Negro Point on Edge Island being 107 miles. At its northern end the Stor Fjord narrows considerably and terminates in Heley (or Helis) Sound, which connects it with the Barents Sea by way of Olga Strait. |
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XXVII.—Stratigraphical Observations in the Stor Fjord Region of Spitsbergen |
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XXVII.—Stratigraphical Observations in the Stor Fjord Region of Spitsbergen |
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XXVII.—Stratigraphical Observations in the Stor Fjord Region of Spitsbergen |
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XXVII.—Stratigraphical Observations in the Stor Fjord Region of Spitsbergen |
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XXVII.—Stratigraphical Observations in the Stor Fjord Region of Spitsbergen |
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xxvii.—stratigraphical observations in the stor fjord region of spitsbergen |
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