Buchananisen, Prins Karls Forland

#8 among attractions in Prins Karls Forland

Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Buchananisen is a glacier in Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard. The glacier has a width of about twelve kilometers. It is split into two parts by the ridge of Buchananryggen. It is named after Arctic explorer John Young Buchanan. ()

Coordinates: 78°39'44"N, 11°0'40"E

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Prins Karls Forland Norway

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

Nearby attractions include: Monacofjellet, Phippsfjellet, Grampianfjella, Jessiefjellet.

1.3 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Monacofjellet, Prins Karls Forland
34 min walk • Monacofjellet is a mountain in Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard. It has a height of 1,084 m.a.s.l. and is the highest mountain of Forlandet. Monacofjellet is part of the Grampianfjella mountain ridge.
1.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Phippsfjellet, Prins Karls Forland
47 min walk • Phippsfjellet is a mountain on Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard. It has a height of 1,013 m.a.s.l. and is located on the ridge of Grampianfjella. The mountain is named after British Arctic explorer and naval officer Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave. Further southeast on the ridge is the mountain of Phippsaksla.
2.8 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Grampianfjella, Prins Karls Forland
72 min walk • Grampianfjella is a mountain ridge in Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard. The ridge is named after the Scottish Grampian Mountains. Among the mountains of the ridge are Monacofjellet, Jessiefjellet, Charlesfjellet, Parnasset, Phippsaksla, Nipenosa, Phippsfjellet, Djevletommelen, Klørne, Neglene and Kasinoet.
4.4 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Jessiefjellet, Prins Karls Forland
114 min walk • Jessiefjellet is a mountain in Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard. It has a height of 1,033 m.a.s.l. with a pointed summit. It is named after Jessie Bruce, wife of Scottish Arctic explorer William S. Bruce. Jessiefjellet is part of the Grampianfjella mountain ridge.
1.1 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Kasinoet, Prins Karls Forland
29 min walk • Kasinoet is a mountain on Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard. It has a height of 949 m.a.s.l. and is located on the ridge of Grampianfjella, between Phippsfjellet and Monacofjellet.
3.9 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Charlesfjellet, Prins Karls Forland
100 min walk • Charlesfjellet is a mountain in Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard that is 969 m.a.s.l. tall and located on Grampianfjella. In 1910, it was used as a trigonometric station.
3 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Parnasset, Prins Karls Forland
76 min walk • Parnasset is a mountain in Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard. The mountain has a height of 1,000 m.a.s.l. and is located on Grampianfjella, between Stigbreen and Parnassbreen.
6.3 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Hellandfjellet, Prins Karls Forland
162 min walk • Hellandfjellet is a mountain in Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard. It has a height of 571 m.a.s.l. and is located at the northern part of the island. The mountain is named after Norwegian geologist Amund Helland.
0.8 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Djevletommelen, Prins Karls Forland
22 min walk • Djevletommelen is a mountain in Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard. The mountain has a height of 831 m.a.s.l. and is located northeast of Phippsfjellet, and appears as a nunatak of the Buchananisen glacier.