Gothankammen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

#30 among attractions in Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Gothankammen is a mountain ridge in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about eight kilometers, and is a located between the glaciers of Høgstebreen and Bjørnbreen. The ridge is named after German scientist Walther Gothan. The highest point of the ridge is 929 m.a.s.l. ()

Coordinates: 77°21'16"N, 15°10'39"E

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Gothankammen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dolomittfjellet, Kvartsittkammen, Varderyggfonna, Bjørnbreen.

6.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dolomittfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
156 min walk • Dolomittfjellet is a mountain in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located south of Martinfjella and Dolomittpasset, northwest of Skarvpasset. The mountain has two peaks, of 891 and 776 m.a.s.l. respectively. At the southwest side is the glacier Recherchebreen. Geologically, the mountain consists mainly of dolomite.
2.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kvartsittkammen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
58 min walk • Kvartsittkammen is a mountain ridge in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 8.5 kilometers, and is a located between the glaciers of Tverrbreen and Bjørnbreen.
4.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Varderyggfonna, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
120 min walk • Varderyggfonna is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier has a length of about 3.5 kilometers, is part of the Recherchebreen glacier complex, and is located between Konglomeratfjellet, Haugknatten and Varderyggen.
1.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Bjørnbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
32 min walk • Bjørnbreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about ten kilometers, and is a branch of Recherchebreen, located between the ridges of Kvartsittkammen and Gothankammen.
3.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Tverrbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
101 min walk • Tverrbreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about seven kilometers, and is a tributary to Recherchebreen.

Gothankammen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Facts and practical information

Gothankammen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Dolomittfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Kvartsittkammen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Varderyggfonna, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Bjørnbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Tverrbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park