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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.
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 ...
Geography. Location. Spitsbergen, Norway. Agardhfjellet is a mountain in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 587 m.a.s.l., and is located at the western side of Storfjorden, east of Myklegardfjellet. The mountain is named after botanist Jacob Georg Agardh. It also includes the peak Agardhaksla. [1][2]
Agardhbukta. Coordinates: 78°01′48″N 18°31′06″E. Agardhbukta is a bay between Sabine Land and Heer Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located at the western side of Storfjorden. It has a length of about 5.5 kilometers and is a continuation of the valley Agardhdalen. The bay is named after botanist Jacob Georg Agardh.
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 ...
Agardhdalen is a valley between Sabine Land and Heer Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It forms a continuation of the bay Agardhbukta, at the western side of Storfjorden. The valley is named after botanist Jacob Georg Agardh. [1] The river Agardhelva flows from Sveigbreen and Elfenbeinbreen, through Agardhdalen, with outlet into Agardhbukta. [2]
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]
Lisbetbreen (Lisbet Glacier) is a tributary glacier on the northwestern side of Universitetsbreen, on the divide between Andrée Land and James I Land in Spitsbergen, Svalbard in Arctic Norway. It is approx. 15 km long Z-shaped flowing in an easterly direction from Millarpasset in the northwest, turning southeast along Spissfjellet and finally ...