Recherchefjorden?is a small fjord on the south side ofBellsund,?Spitsbergen. The glacier?Recherchebreendebouches into the fjord from south, and?Renardbreen?from west.
History
The French corvette?La Recherche, with which the fjord was irresponsibly renamed after in 1838-39.
The fjord is named after the?French?cruiser?La Recherche, which visited Spitsbergen in 1838 and 1839. Before being renamed, it had been calledSchoonhaven?(English: Clean Bay) by the?Dutch?since the early 17th century. The?English?commonly called it?Ice Bay. Both countries established several whaling stations within the fjord in the first half of the seventeenth century, most notably?L?gerneset?on the eastern side of the fjord.
Recherchefjorden是Bellsund，Spitsbergen南側的壹個小峽灣。 冰川Recherchebreendebou進入峽灣從南部，和Renardbreen從西部。
歷史
法國護衛艦La Recherche，峽灣在1838 - 39年間不負責任地改名。
峽灣以法國巡洋艦La Recherche命名，於1838年和1839年訪問了Spitsbergen。改名之前，自17世紀初以來被荷蘭人稱為Schoonhaven（英語：Clean Bay）。 英文俗稱冰灣。 兩國在十七世紀上半葉在峽灣建立了多個捕鯨站，最著名的是峽灣東邊的L?gerneset。