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Spitsbergen (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈspɪ̀tsˌbærɡn̩]; formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian: Vest Spitsbergen or Vestspitsbergen [ˈvɛ̂stˌspɪtsbærɡn̩], also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) [2][3][4][5] is the largest and the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway in the Arctic Ocean.
Geography of Svalbard. Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean roughly centered on 78° north latitude and 20° east longitude. It constitutes the northernmost territory of the Kingdom of Norway. The three main islands in the group consist of Spitsbergen (the largest island), Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya.
Sør-Spitsbergen National Park ( Norwegian: Sør-Spitsbergen nasjonalpark, English: South Spitzbergen National Park) encompasses the southern end of Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. The park was opened in 1973 and includes Wedel Jarlsberg Land, Torell Land and Sørkapp Land. Over 65% of the region is ice cap, with much of ...
Coordinates: 78°03′N 15°32′E. Nordenskiöld Land is located on the western side of Spitsbergen, between Isfjorden and Bellsund. Nordenskiöld Land is the land area between Isfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. [1] The area is named after Finnish-Swedish explorer and geologist Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld. [2]
Adventdalen (English: Advent Valley) [ 1][ 2][ 3] is a 30-kilometre (19 mi) valley on the island Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway. The river that runs through the valley, Adventdalselva, flows into Adventfjorden just outside Longyearbyen. Adventfjorden is an arm of Isfjorden . The valley ends at Haugen in Longyearbyen, close to the University ...
Magdalenefjorden (labeled j) lies on Spitsbergen's west coast. Magdalenefjorden is an 8 km long and up to 5 km wide fjord between Reuschhalvøya and Hoelhalvøya, Albert I Land, on the west coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago. It is large enough to accommodate even the largest of cruise ships which are even able ...
Alkhornet. Alkhornet is a mountain on the western coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island of Norway ’s arctic Svalbard archipelago. It is 428 m in height and stands in southern Oscar II Land on the northern side of the entrance to the inlet of Isfjorden near the bay of Trygghamna. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by ...
Fjortende Julibreen is a glacier in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard.It has a length of about sixteen kilometers, and a total area of about 127 km 2.It is located between Reppingen, Løvlandfjellet and Mercantonfjellet to the south, and Casimir-Périerkammen, Forelryggen and Foreltinden to the north, and extends down to Fjortende Julibukta in Krossfjorden.