Cape Amsterdam (
Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including ...
: Kapp Amsterdam) is a headland in
Nordenskiöld Land
Nordenskiöld Land is the land area between Isfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The area is named after Finnish-Swedish explorer and geologist Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld. The coastal region of Nordenskiöld Land (Norde ...
on
Spitsbergen on
Svalbard. Headland marks the northwestern entrance to
Svea Gulf that continues north to
Sveagruva
Sveagruva (), or simply Svea, was a mining settlement in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lying at the head of Van Mijenfjord.
It was the third largest settlement in the archipelago (after Longyearbyen and Barentsburg). Around 300 workers ...
.
Cape Amsterdam is 15 km from
Sveagruva
Sveagruva (), or simply Svea, was a mining settlement in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lying at the head of Van Mijenfjord.
It was the third largest settlement in the archipelago (after Longyearbyen and Barentsburg). Around 300 workers ...
and shipping port of the
Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani. The coal is transported by trucks from there to the quay. In March 2011 there was a coal fire in a pile of around 80,000 tons of coal at Cape Amsterdam.
In September 1946, listed building workers from Sveagruva built a beacon at the entrance to Sveagruva. The ''Lykta'' was operational from 17 September that year.
Cape Amsterdam is named after the Swedish company A / B Svea steamship ''Amsterdam'' that anchored in the area on 11 August 1917.
[Kapp Amsterdam Stadnamn i norske polarområde, Norsk Polar Institute]
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360° view from Cape Amsterdam
Headlands of Spitsbergen
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