Rijpfjorden

Rijpfjorden is a fjord at the northern side of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard.

The fjord has a length of about 40 kilometres (25 mi) and a width of about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi).

Former names of the fjord include Rypefjorden, Red Currant Bay and Ripsbai.

The fjord is named after Dutch explorer Jan Rijp,[1][2] who never came anywhere near it.

This article about a fjord in Nordaustlandet is a stub.

Rijpfjorden is located at the northern side of Nordaustlandet .