Bredichinryggen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

#31 among attractions in Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Bredichinryggen is a mountain ridge in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It is named after Russian astronomer Fyodor Bredikhin. The ridge has a length of about fourteen kilometers, and is located south of Hornsund, east of the glaciers of Vestjøkulen and Chomjakovbreen, and west of Austjøkulen and Mendeleevbreen. The ridge comprises the mountains Knattberget, Austjøkultinden, Hjelmen, Steinhatten, Stuptinden, Černajafjellet, Bladegga, Smalegga, Starostinfjellet and Bautaen. ()

Coordinates: 76°55'22"N, 16°28'37"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Hornsundtind, Samarinbreen, Brendetoppane, Påskefjella.

5.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hornsundtind, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
134 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 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Samarinbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
83 min walk • 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.
5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brendetoppane, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
140 min walk • Brendetoppane is a series of mountain peaks in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. They are named after Karl Alfred Brende. The peaks are situated on a ridge between the glacier of Svalisbreen and Skilfonna. The ridge extends from the mountain pass of Svanhildpasset to Evapasset, and is partly covered by ice.
1.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Påskefjella, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
45 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.
2.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Julhøgda, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
53 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.
1.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Påsketoppen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
37 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.
5.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Traunkammen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
137 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.
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pinsetoppen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
33 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.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meranfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
90 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.
1.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tverraksla, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
43 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 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gedenovfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
128 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.