Samarinbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Name: Samarinbreen
Address: Sør-Spitsbergen National Park, Norway

#29 among attractions in Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Samarinbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of 14 mi, and is the northern branch of Mefonna. The glacier debouches into Samarinvågen, a southern bay of the fjord Hornsund. The glacier is named after Samarin, the name of a craftsman, fisherman and member of Arctic expeditions between 1899 and 1902. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 76°53'11"N, 16°20'44"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Hornsundtind, Bredichinryggen, Påskefjella, Julhøgda.

4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hornsundtind, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
102 min walk • Hornsundtind is a mountain south of the fjord Hornsund at the southern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Its height is 1,431 metres.
3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bredichinryggen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
83 min walk • Bredichinryggen is a mountain ridge in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It is named after Russian astronomer Fyodor Bredikhin.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Påskefjella, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
82 min walk • Påskefjella is a mountain ridge in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located south of Hornsund, east of the bay Samarinvågen and glacier Samarinbreen, and west of Chomjakovbreen. The ridge comprises the mountains Tverraksla, Pinsetoppen, Påsketoppen, Julhøgda and Meranfjellet.
3.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Julhøgda, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
96 min walk • Julhøgda is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 667 m.a.s.l. and is located on the mountain ridge Påskefjella, east of Samarinbreen and Samarinvågen, and west of the glacier Chomjakovbreen.
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Påsketoppen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
76 min walk • Påsketoppen is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 812 m.a.s.l. and is located on the mountain ridge Påskefjella, east of Samarinbreen and Samarinvågen, and west of Chomjakovbreen.
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Traunkammen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
147 min walk • Traunkammen is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It forms a ridge of about three kilometers and is located south of Hornsund, west of the bay Samarinvågen, and east of Petersbreen. Its highest peak is 692 m.a.s.l. The ridge is named after Austrian count Otto Traun.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pinsetoppen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
54 min walk • Pinsetoppen is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 628 m.a.s.l. and is located on the mountain ridge Påskefjella, east of Samarinbreen. Neighbour peak is Påsketoppen further north.
5.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meranfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
130 min walk • Meranfjellet is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 491 m.a.s.l. and is the northern mountain of the ridge Påskefjella. The mountain is named after Austrian count Franz Meran.
1.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tverraksla, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
45 min walk • Tverraksla is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 691 m.a.s.l. and is located on the mountain ridge Påskefjella, west of the glacier Chomjakovbreen.
5.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gedenovfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
143 min walk • Gedenovfjellet is a mountain ridge in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about four kilometers, with a highest peak of 456 m.a.s.l. The ridge is located between Øydebreen and Austjøkulen. It is separated from the northern ridge Isryggen by the mountain pass Isryggpasset.
5.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Petersbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
143 min walk • Petersbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about three kilometers, and is located at the western side of the ridge Traunkammen. The glacier is named after Austrian geologist Karl Ferdinand Peters.