Wichebukta

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Coordinates78°28′44″N 18°57′40″E / 78.4789°N 18.9611°E / 78.4789; 18.9611
TerrainMarine
Natural hazardsLandslide
Geography of Wichebukta
Coordinates78°28′44″N 18°57′40″E / 78.4789°N 18.9611°E / 78.4789; 18.9611
TerrainMarine
Natural hazardsLandslide

Wichebukta is a bay in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, at the western shore of Storfjorden. It is named after English merchant and ship owner Richard Wiche.[1]

To the west of the bay is the mountain of Wichefjellet and the mountain group of Hahnfjella.[2]

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