Tjuvfjorden
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Tjuvfjorden is a 45 km long and up to 30 km wide fjord separating Edgeøya
’s two southern promontories., Kvalpynten (Whale Point) and Negerpyten (Black Point).
The fjord was originally named Deicrowe's Sound by the English in 1616 after Benjamin Decrow, who was a leading figure of the Muscovy Company
from 1610 onwards. This name appears on the Muscovy Company’s map (1625) down to at least William Scoresby
’s (1820). Tjuvfjorden has no historical basis. The fjord should be renamed Decrowfjorden.
Edgeøya
Edgeøya, occasionally anglicised as Edge Island, is an uninhabited Norwegian island in southeast of the Svalbard archipelago; it is the third largest island in this archipelago. An Arctic island, it forms part of the South East Svalbard Nature Reserve, home to polar bears and reindeer. Its eastern...
’s two southern promontories., Kvalpynten (Whale Point) and Negerpyten (Black Point).
The fjord was originally named Deicrowe's Sound by the English in 1616 after Benjamin Decrow, who was a leading figure of the Muscovy Company
Muscovy Company
The Muscovy Company , was a trading company chartered in 1555. It was the first major chartered joint stock company, the precursor of the type of business that would soon flourish in England, and became closely associated with such famous names as Henry Hudson and William Baffin...
from 1610 onwards. This name appears on the Muscovy Company’s map (1625) down to at least William Scoresby
William Scoresby
William Scoresby , was an English Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman.-Early years:Scoresby was born in the village of Cropton near Pickering 26 miles south of Whitby in Yorkshire. His father, William Scoresby , made a fortune in the Arctic whale fishery...
’s (1820). Tjuvfjorden has no historical basis. The fjord should be renamed Decrowfjorden.