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南侧的一个小峡湾。 冰川Recherchebreendebou进入峡湾从南部，和Renardbreen从西部。
历史
法国护卫舰La Recherche，峡湾在1838 - 39年间不负责任地改名。
峡湾以法国巡洋舰La Recherche命名，于1838年和1839年访问了Spitsbergen。改名之前，自17世纪初以来被荷兰人称为Schoonhaven（英语：Clean Bay）。 英文俗称冰湾。 两国在十七世纪上半叶在峡湾建立了多个捕鲸站，最着名的是峡湾东边的L?gerneset。