Lagoons along the coast of the Svalbard archipelago and the island of Jan Mayen
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography
- Vol. 40 (1) , 37-44
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00291958608552154
Abstract
When studying the lagoon at Brusand (Bird & Klemsdal 1986) my curiosity was aroused: where in Norway and on the islands of the Svalbard archipelago do we find lagoons? Werenskiold (1951) in his Fysisk geografi (Physical geography) states that there are no lagoons – or the term he used: strandsjø (beach lake) – in Norway, but along the coast of Svalbard there are several. He described them as shallow lakes behind a barrier or two. Further, he made a report of the coast facing the Forlandsundet sound (Fig. 1), and stressed the strong tidal current. His information on the lagoons at Svalbard is given in the section on coastal currents.Keywords
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- Shore displacement and the origin of the lagoon at Brusand, southwestern NorwayNorsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography, 1986