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Grønfjorden
Sign in to savethumb|350px|Grønfjorden lies on the southern side of Isfjorden on Spitsbergen's west coast thumb|left|300px|Grønfjorden Grønfjorden (English: Green Fjord or Green Harbour) is a 16 km long fjord in Svalbard, Norway separated from Isfjorden to the north by Festningsodden in the west and Heerodden in the east. It lies within the western portion of Nordenskiöld Land. On its eastern shore is the mining community of Barentsburg, the second largest settlement (after Longyearbyen) on Spitsbergen.
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thumb|350px|Grønfjorden lies on the southern side of Isfjorden on Spitsbergen's west coast thumb|left|300px|Grønfjorden Grønfjorden (English: Green Fjord or Green Harbour) is a 16 km long fjord in Svalbard, Norway separated from Isfjorden to the north by Festningsodden in the west and Heerodden in the east. It lies within the western portion of Nordenskiöld Land. On its eastern shore is the mining community of Barentsburg, the second largest settlement (after Longyearbyen) on Spitsbergen.
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