"Bellsund" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|no|Bellsund}} Borrowed from Norwegian Bellsund Head templates: {{en-prop}} Bellsund
  1. A sound in Svalbard, Norway Wikipedia link: Bellsund, Jonas Poole Categories (place): Places in Norway Synonyms: Clock Bay [obsolete, rare]
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