Kvadehuken

Kvadehuken is a cape at the northwestern corner of Brøggerhalvøya, located at the southwestern side of outlet of Kongsfjorden, in Oscar II Land on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The name is a Norwegian spelling of Dutch: Quade hoek (bad corner).^[1][2]

Kvadehuken Quade Hoek
Cape
Kvadehuken
Coordinates: 78°57′59″N 11°19′42″E
Location	Oscar II Land, Spitsbergen

The Norwegian geophysical station at Kvadehuken, a research facility, was established in 1920 by the Geophysical Institute of Tromsø. Brothers Hallvard and Finn Devold worked at the facility.^[3] In October 1924, the station was wrapped up for financial reasons.^[4]

References

1. "Kvadehuken (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
2. Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 132, 256–257. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
3. Finn Devold – Norsk biografisk leksikon
4. Roger Norum & James Proctor, Svalbard: Spitsbergen, Jan Mayen and Franz Josef Land, p. 191