Rijpfjorden

{{Short description|Fjord at the northern side of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard}}

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Rijpfjorden is a fjord at the northern side of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The fjord has a length of about {{convert|40|km}} and a width of about {{convert|12|km}}. Former names of the fjord include Rypefjorden, Red Currant Bay and Ripsbai. The fjord is named after Dutch explorer Jan Rijp,{{cite web |url=http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detailn.asp?placeNameID=012050A |title=Rijpfjorden |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |accessdate=3 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503003152/http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detailn.asp?placeNameID=012050A |archivedate=3 May 2012 }}{{cite encyclopedia|title=Rijpfjorden |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor=Henriksen, Petter |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Rijpfjorden |language=Norwegian |accessdate=3 December 2011}} who never came anywhere near it.