Whalers Bay (Svalbard)

Whaler's Bay is a bay in Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean.

Whaler's Bay is located where the word Svalbard is written in this figure.

The former whaling grounds to the north of Nordaustlandet (roughly 81°N 10°E), the second largest island of the Svalbard archipelago are called Whaler's Bay and the bowhead whale has been abundant in this region.[1] The West Spitsbergen Current (WSC) transports salt and internal energy through Fram Strait into Whaler's bay. Oceanographic field-studies suggest that the waters on the surface are mainly influenced by atmospheric cooling.[2] Other studies claim that the warm temperature correlates with the sea ice extent in this area.[3]

References

Wiig, Øystein; Bachmann, Lutz; Janik, Vincent M.; Kovacs, Kit M.; Lydersen, Christian (1 July 2007). "SPITSBERGEN BOWHEAD WHALES REVISITED" (PDF). Marine Mammal Science. 23 (3): 688–693. doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.02373.x. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
Sirevaag, Anders; Fer, Ilker (1 December 2009). "Early Spring Oceanic Heat Fluxes and Mixing Observed from Drift Stations North of Svalbard*". Journal of Physical Oceanography. 39 (12): 3049–3069. doi:10.1175/2009JPO4172.1.
Ivanov, Vladimir V.; Alexeev, Vladimir A.; Repina, Irina; Koldunov, Nikolay V.; Smirnov, Alexander (1 January 2012). "Tracing Atlantic Water Signature in the Arctic Sea Ice Cover East of Svalbard". Advances in Meteorology. 2012: 1–11. doi:10.1155/2012/201818.

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[1] Wiig, Øystein; Bachmann, Lutz; Janik, Vincent M.; Kovacs, Kit M.; Lydersen, Christian (1 July 2007). "SPITSBERGEN BOWHEAD WHALES REVISITED" (PDF). Marine Mammal Science. 23 (3): 688–693. doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.02373.x. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[Fer-2] Sirevaag, Anders; Fer, Ilker (1 December 2009). "Early Spring Oceanic Heat Fluxes and Mixing Observed from Drift Stations North of Svalbard*". Journal of Physical Oceanography. 39 (12): 3049–3069. doi:10.1175/2009JPO4172.1.

[Ivanov-3] Ivanov, Vladimir V.; Alexeev, Vladimir A.; Repina, Irina; Koldunov, Nikolay V.; Smirnov, Alexander (1 January 2012). "Tracing Atlantic Water Signature in the Arctic Sea Ice Cover East of Svalbard". Advances in Meteorology. 2012: 1–11. doi:10.1155/2012/201818.