Liefdefjorden
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Liefdefjorden (English: The Love Fjord) is a fjord in Haakon VII Land on Spitsbergen, Svalbard.[1] It has a length of about 30 km (19 mi).[2] Former names of the fjord include Baye d'Amour, Kjærlighedsbugten, Porto detto l'Amato, Liefde Bay and Love Bay.[1] Monacobreen debouches into the fjord.[2]
At the northern side of the outer part of the fjord is the peninsula Reinsdyrflya.[3] Liefde is Dutch for "love" and the fjord is possible named after a ship "de Liefde".[4]
The mountains surrounding the fjord contain deposits from Silurian and Devonian ages.[2]
