James-I-Land
Coordinates: 79 ° 0 ′ N , 14 ° 6 ′ E
James-I-Land is an area in the northwest of the Svalbard island of Spitsbergen .
geography
James-I-Land lies north of the Isfjorden and covers the area from the Nordfjorden (part of the Isfjorden) to the northwest over the Sveabreen and the Kongsvegen almost to the Kongsfjorden , but then the border to the northeast runs over the large glacier of Kronebreen, Holtedahlfonna and Abrahamsenbreen to Universitetsbreen and from there to the south through the Dicksondalen to Dicksonfjorden back to the Isfjord. To the west is Oscar II Land , to the northwest Haakon VII Land , to the north Andrée Land and in the southeast Dickson Land .
landscape
The coastal area along the fjord and its side valleys form the Nordre-Isfjorden National Park . In the far east, on the Wijdefjorden, is the Indre Wijdefjorden National Park . Since James-I-Land is far from the open sea, there are hardly any nesting places for birds.
The landscape of James-I-Land is dominated by large glaciers in the west . At 1,375 km², Holtedahlfonna is one of the largest glaciers in Svalbard. In the east, steep mountains rise up to 1290 m above sea level.
etymology
James I Land is named after James I of England , who was called James I in English. He was King of England and Scotland from 1603 to 1625 .
swell
James I land . In: The Place Names of Svalbard (first edition 1942). Norsk Polarinstitutt , Oslo 2001, ISBN 82-90307-82-9 (English, Norwegian).