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Rijpfjorden
Fjord at the northern side of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rijpfjorden is a fjord at the northern side of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The fjord has a length of about 40 kilometres (25 mi) and a width of about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). Former names of the fjord include Rypefjorden, Red Currant Bay and Ripsbai. The fjord is named after Dutch explorer Jan Rijp,[1][2] who never came anywhere near it.
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