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Tørrflya
Tørrflya (The Dry Plain) is a coastal plain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about six kilometers, and is located at the western shore of Spitsbergen, between the rivers of Bungeelva and Vinda. The lake Bungevatnet is located between the plain and moraine deposits from Bungebreen Bungebreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about ten kilometers, and is located east of the mountain Wiederfjellet Wiederfjellet is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has an extens .... References Plains of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bungevatnet
Bungevatnet is a lake in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It located south of the glacier Bungebreen, northeast of Tørrflya Tørrflya (The Dry Plain) is a coastal plain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about six kilometers, and is located at the western shore of Spitsbergen, between the rivers of Bungeelva and Vinda. The lake Bungevatnet .... The river Bungeelva flows from Bungevatnet to the sea. The lake is named after Russian Arctic explorer Alexandr Alexandrovich Bunge. References Lakes of Spitsbergen {{spitsbergen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bungeelva
Bungeelva is a river in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It flows from the lake Bungevatnet towards the sea, passing between Tørrflya and Bungeleira and the front of the glacier Vitkovskijbreen Vitkovskijbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land Sørkapp Land is the land area south of Hornsund, at the southern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Two glaciers, Hornbreen and Hambergbreen, divide Sørkapp Land from Torell Land. Sørkapp Land .... The river is named after Russian Arctic explorer Alexandr Alexandrovich Bunge. References Rivers of Spitsbergen {{Norway-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sørkapp Land
Sørkapp Land is the land area south of Hornsund, at the southern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Two glaciers, Hornbreen and Hambergbreen, divide Sørkapp Land from Torell Land. Sørkapp Land is included in the Sør-Spitsbergen National Park Sør-Spitsbergen National Park ( no, Sør-Spitsbergen nasjonalpark, eng, 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 Jarl .... References Peninsulas of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen (; formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian: ''Vest Spitsbergen'' or ''Vestspitsbergen'' , also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest and the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway. Constituting the westernmost bulk of the archipelago, it borders the Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian Sea, and the Greenland Sea. Spitsbergen covers an area of , making it the largest island in Norway and the 36th-largest in the world. The administrative centre is Longyearbyen. Other settlements, in addition to research outposts, are the Russian mining community of Barentsburg, the research community of Ny-Ålesund, and the mining outpost of Sveagruva. Spitsbergen was covered in of ice in 1999, which was approximately 58.5% of the island's total area. The island was first used as a whaling base in the 17th and 18th centuries, after which it was abandoned. Coal mining started at the end of the 19th century, and several permanent commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svalbard
Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude. The largest island is Spitsbergen, followed by Nordaustlandet and . The largest settlement is Longyearbyen. The islands were first used as a base by the whalers who sailed far north in the 17th and 18th centuries, after which they were abandoned. Coal mining started at the beginning of the 20th century, and several permanent communities were established. The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 recognizes Norwegian sovereignty, and the 1925 Svalbard Act made Svalbard a full part of the Kingdom of Norway. They also established Svalbard as a free economic zone and a demilitarized zone. The Norwegian Store Norske and the Russian remain the only mining companies in place. Res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinda (Svalbard)
Vinda (the winding river) is a river in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It flows from Wiederfjellet along Bungebreen Bungebreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about ten kilometers, and is located east of the mountain Wiederfjellet Wiederfjellet is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has an extens ... and reaches the sea at the northern side of Røysneset. References Rivers of Spitsbergen {{coord, 76.7698, N, 15.9495, E, display=title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Polar Institute
The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI; no, Norsk Polarinstitutt) is Norway's central governmental institution for scientific research, mapping and environmental monitoring in the Arctic and the Antarctic. The NPI is a directorate under Norway's Ministry of Climate and Environment. The institute advises Norwegian authorities on matters concerning polar environmental management and is the official environmental management body for Norwegian activities in Antarctica. Activities The institute's activities are focused on environmental research and management in the polar regions. The NPI's researchers investigate biodiversity, climate and environmental toxins in the Arctic and Antarctic, and in this context the institute equips and organizes large-scale expeditions to both polar regions. The institute contributes to national and international climate work, and is an active contact point for the international scientific community. The institute collects and analyses data on the environm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bungebreen
Bungebreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about ten kilometers, and is located east of the mountain Wiederfjellet Wiederfjellet is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has an extension of about 8.5 kilometers, and is partly covered by Wiederbreen. It is located west of Bungebreen, and contains Stupryggen, the limestone precipice Kalkst .... The glacier is named after Russian Arctic explorer Alexandr Alexandrovich Bunge. See also * Bungeelva * Bungevatnet References Glaciers of Spitsbergen {{spitsbergen-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
