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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.
Svalbard. Svalbard (/ ˈsvɑːlbɑːr (d)/ SVAHL-bar (d), [4] Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsvɑ̂ːɫbɑr]), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it lies about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range from 74 ...
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 ...
Hamburgbukta. Coordinates: 79°31.8′N 10°41.8′E. Hamburgbukta ( English: Hamburg Bay) is a one-kilometer-long bay on the western side of Hoelhalvøya, Albert I Land, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago. Hamburgbukta lies just below Magdalenafjorden ( j ), on the peninsula, Hoelhalvøya, that forms its southern shore.
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.
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 ...
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]