[[File:Akseloeya-2022.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|Van Mijenfjorden and Akseløya, with Mariaholmen and Mariasundet to the right.]] '''Mariasundet''' is a sound in Nathorst Land at the mouth of Van Mijenfjorden at Spitsbergen, Svalbard; between Mariaholmen and Måseneset. While Akselsundet is regarded as the main entrance into Van Mijenfjorden, Mariasundet is also navigable. It contains the three sherries Svarten, Veslesvarten and Erta.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Mariasundet |title=Mariasundet (Svalbard) |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |accessdate=17 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen |year=1988 | volume =7 |publisher=The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute |location=Stavanger |language= |isbn=82-90653-06-9 |pages=211, 213 }}</ref>
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