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Trygghamna is a bay in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is about six kilometer long, located at the northern side of Isfjorden, east of Protektorfjellet, and separated from Ymerbukta by the mountain chain Värmlandryggen.
St. Jonsfjorden is a fjord in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of 21 kilometer, and opens westwards into the strait of Forlandsundet. Several glaciers debouche into the fjord, including Gaffelbreen and Konowbreen from the north, a merge of Osbornebreen, Devikbreen, Vintervegen, Paulbreen and Bukkebreen at the bottom, and Vegardbreen, Charlesbreen and Bullbreen from the south.
Osbornebreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of 21 kilometers, merges with the glaciers Devikbreen, Klampebreen and Vintervegen, and debouches into St. Jonsfjorden. The mountain ridge Goldschmidtfjella forms a six kilometer long nunatak in the glacier.
Devikfjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between the glaciers Osbornebreen and Devikbreen, northeast of the head of St. Jonsfjorden, and has an altitude of 860 meters. The mountain is named after physicist Olaf Devik. Nearby mountains are Krymlefjellet to the north and Klampen to the south.
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Vintervegen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 7.5 kilometers (4.7 mi). The glacier borders to the mountain of Klampen, merges with Osbornebreen and other glaciers, and the merged glacier stream debouches into the head of St. Jonsfjorden.
Kongsvegpasset is a glaciated mountain pass at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, between Oscar II Land, Haakon VII Land and James I Land. It divides the three glaciers Sveabreen, Osbornebreen and Kongsvegen, at an altitude of about 750 meter. An aircraft beacon is installed at the site. Nearby mountains are the nunataks Vegvaktaren, Gjerstadfjellet and Centralen. North of the pass is the mountain Kongsvegsåta.
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Freemanbreen is a glacier on Barentsøya, Svalbard. It is an offshoot of Barentsjøkulen, reaching down to the sea in the southern direction, into Freemansundet. The glacier is named after British Alderman Ralph Freeman. The mountain of Buklerimen separates Freemanbreen from the glacier of Hübnerbreen.
Comfortlessbreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about fourteen kilometers, and a maximum width of three kilometers. The glacier debouches into Engelskbukta, after a merge with Uvêrsbreen. Comfortlessbreen is separated from Uvêrsbreen by the mountain range of Trondheimfjella.
Svanbergfjellet is a mountain in Olav V Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 1,024 m.a.s.l. and is located east of Billefjorden and west of Akademikarbreen. The mountain is named after Swedish astronomer Jöns Svanberg. A point on the mountain was used as a trigonometric point during the Swedish-Russian Arc-of-Meridian Expedition.
Vittenburgfjella is a mountain range in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located at the eastern side of St. Jonsfjorden, surrounding the glacier of Paulbreen, and its highest peak is 895 m.a.s.l.. The mountain range is named after Russian paleontologist Paul Vittenburg.
Paulbreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about four kilometers and is located at the eastern side of St. Jonsfjorden. The glacier is surrounded by Vittenburgfjella, and splits the range in a northern and southern part. The glacier, as well as the surrounding mountain range, is named after Russian paleontologist Paul Vittenburg.
Aavatsmarkbreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after politician and military officer Ivar Aavatsmark. The glacier debouches into Forlandsundet, in the bay of Hornbækbukta. At the southern side of the glacier, between Aavatsmarkbreen and Kaffiøyra, is the mountain range of Prins Heinrichfjella.
Kinnefjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has peaks with heights of 601 and 544 m.a.s.l. and is located at the southern side of Venernbreen. The mountain is named after the hill of Kinnekulle in the Swedish province of Västergötland.
Svartfjella is a mountain area in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between the glacier of Bullbreen and the lowland of Svartfjellstranda, at the eastern side of Forlandsundet. The highest peak is 674 m.a.s.l., and the area extends over a length of about 4.5 kilometers.
Mohnbukta is a bay at the western shore of Storfjorden in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Norwegian meteorologist Henrik Mohn. The glacier of Hayesbreen is situated northwest of the bay. At the western side of the bay is the mountain of Kroghfjellet, and north of the bay is the mountain of Teistberget.
References
- ↑ "Krymlefjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "Devikbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 19 November 2013.
Coordinates: 78°40′26″N13°25′12″E / 78.674°N 13.420°E
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