Freeman Strait
{{Short description|Sea strait in Svalbard, Norway}}
Freemansundet is the sound separating Barentsøya, to the north, from Edgeøya, in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway.
Background
The straight is named after Alderman Ralph Freeman, who was involved in the English whaling trade in the early 17th century.{{Cite book |last=Conway |first=W. M. |title=No Man's Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country |publisher=University Press |year=1906 |location=Cambridge}} The polar bear, Ursus maritimus, is a seasonal visitor to the Freemansundet; this species has a genetically distinct deme within the Barents Sea region.{{Cite web |last=Hogan |first=C. Michael |date=2008-11-18 |editor-last=Nicklas Stromberg |title=Polar Bear: ''Ursus maritimus |url=http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=36084 |website=globalTwitcher.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224205716/http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=36084 |archive-date=2008-12-24 }}
Gallery
Image:Freeman_strait_2.jpg|Freeman strait
Image:Freeman_strait_1.jpg|Freeman strait
References
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External links
- Norwegian Polar Institute [http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Freemansundet?ident=4074 Place names in Norwegian polar areas]
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