GIPSVIKA 78” 26.0’N 16” 21.0’ E - NORTH?

Wednesday 05.10.2016 / Day 3

Fantastic bay filled with fascinating rocks.

Tunabreen – Gipsvika – North?

4°C, 2m/s. Overcast and some rain. More wind and colder during the

afternoon, 12m/s, 2°C.

Sunrise 09:05 – Sunset 18:23.

Morning landing at Jægerøya.

Belugas passing by again.

14:00 - Anchor up. Strong Southernly winds. Where can we land? Can

we land?

16:55 - Anchor down Gipsvika, 78°26,2 ́N, 016°25,9 ́E.

Landing at Gipshukodden.

20:35 - Anchor up, sailing out of Isfjorden.

Wide, open bay at the mouth of Gipsdalen on the southern coast of Bunsow Land. G= the gypsum bay. After the gypsum beds in the surrounding mountains. Svalbardkommissaer (1927) map 14., Svalbard chart S.5 1933B Gyps, Wassiliew 1925;Gips bayNathost 1883; Jipsbay, Qvigstad (1927) p. 20.

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