Mendeleevbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

#106 among attractions in Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Mendeleevbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about eight kilometers, originating from the glaciers Austjøkulen and Fredfonna, and debouching into the bay of Brepollen at the southern side of Hornsund. The glacier is named after Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 76°56'24"N, 16°34'12"E

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

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

5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Samarinbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
131 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.
1.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bredichinryggen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
48 min walk • Bredichinryggen is a mountain ridge in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It is named after Russian astronomer Fyodor Bredikhin.
4.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brendetoppane, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
107 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.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Påskefjella, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
80 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.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Julhøgda, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
80 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 miW
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.
3.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pinsetoppen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
80 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.
4.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meranfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
105 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.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tverraksla, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
88 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.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gedenovfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
134 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.
4.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Svalisbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
107 min walk • Svalisbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 12.5 kilometers, extending from the mountain pass of Svanhildpasset to Hornbreen, towards the bay of Brepollen, the inner part of Hornsund.