{{Short description|Bay in Svalbard, Norway}} [[File:Oscar II Land Ymerbukta IMG 2545.jpg|thumb|right |300 px|Ymerbukta, with Värmlandryggen to the left]] '''Ymerbukta''' is a bay in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier Esmarkbreen debouches into the bay. It is about {{convert|6|km}} long, located at the northern side of Isfjorden.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Ymerbukta |title=Ymerbukta (Svalbard) |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |access-date=6 March 2013}}</ref> The bay is separated from Trygghamna by the mountain chain Värmlandryggen.
Ymerbukta is part of the larger Isfjorden system, one of the principal fjords of western Spitsbergen. The bay is characterized by Arctic tundra landscapes and glacially carved terrain, with Esmarkbreen being one of several tidewater glaciers in the region. Due to its relatively accessible location near Longyearbyen, Ymerbukta is occasionally visited for scientific research and Arctic tourism activities such as glacier observation and hiking.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norwegian Polar Data Centre |url=https://data.npolar.no/placename/Ymerbukta |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=data.npolar.no}}</ref> The surrounding area is sparsely populated and falls within the Svalbard environmental protection framework, which regulates human activity to preserve fragile Arctic ecosystems.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norwegian Polar Data Centre |url=https://data.npolar.no/placename/ |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=data.npolar.no}}</ref>
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Category:Bays of Spitsbergen
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