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Lady Jane Franklin gave her name to Franklinsundet and Lady Franklinfjorden.

Franklinsundet is a strait between Storsteinhalvøya and Lågøya at the northern side of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The eastern side of the strait leads into Lady Franklinfjorden, named after Jane Franklin.

References

  1. "Franklinsundet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 306, 313. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

80°13′05″N 18°22′21″E / 80.2181°N 18.3724°E / 80.2181; 18.3724

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