Bellsund

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proper noun

A sound in Svalbard, Norway.

Similar
Clock Bay
OriginNorwegian Bellsund →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A sound in Svalbard, Norway.

    Synonyms: Clock Bay

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA sound in Svalbard, Norway.

Similar
Clock Bay

Origin

  1. NorwegianBellsund
  2. EnglishBellsund

Borrowed from Norwegian Bellsund, itself a reborrowing from Bell Sound, named by Jonas Poole because of a local bell-shaped mountain (now known as Klokkefjellet). According to Soviet sources, named after a big ancient bell raised by a Pomor merchant Ivan Starostin (or his ancestors), although this bell was located in Starostin Cape area far away from Bellsund many years after Poole’s expedition.

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APA

Bellsund. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bellsund

MLA

“Bellsund.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bellsund. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bellsund,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bellsund.

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