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Trygghamna    (Approved)
  Area:Svalbard
  Position:78°14.6'N 13°49.5'E
  Map sheet:S100 B9 Isfjorden
  Category:Bay
  References:Svalbardkommissær (1927) map 4

Definition:
About 6 km long bay on the northern side of the outer part of Isfjorden, between Värmlandryggen and Protektorfjellet, southernmost in Oscar II Land

Origin:
A well protected anchorage, formerly frequently used by whalers. Norwegian translation of the old name

Trygghamna, see red dot

(longitude rounded to nearest degree, latitude to 0.1 degree)

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