Grønfjorden
Grønfjorden is a 16 km long fjord, separated from Isfjorden to the north by Festningsodden in the west and Heerodden in the east. It lies within the western portion of Nordenskiöld Land. On its eastern shore is the mining community of Barentsburg, the second largest settlement on Spitsbergen.History
The fjord was named Green Harbour by the English explorer Jonas Poole in 1610. Grønfjorden is the Norwegian equivalent. The first whaleship reached Grønfjorden in 1612; it continued to be used for whaling up until the 1650s.
Grønfjorden was the site of the air attack in 1942 during the Operation Fritham.
