Bjørnbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

#117 among attractions in Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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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. ()

Coordinates: 77°22'20"N, 15°9'51"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Gothankammen, Dolomittfjellet, Gavltoppane, Kvartsittkammen.

1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gothankammen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
32 min walk • 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.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dolomittfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
128 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.
6.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gavltoppane, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
157 min walk • Gavltoppane is a ridge with three peaks in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. They are located south in the Martinfjella mountain range, north of Dolomittpasset and Dolomittfjellet. The western peak is 888 m.a.s.l. the middle peak is 801, and the eastern peak is 718 m.a.s.l.
1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kvartsittkammen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
26 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.
6.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Recherchebreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
175 min walk • Recherchebreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier has a length of about 16 kilometers. It is located in a valley between Martinfjella and Observatoriefjellet, and debouches into Recherche Fjord.
4.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Varderyggfonna, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
112 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.
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Foldnutfonna, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
141 min walk • Foldnutfonna is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has an extension of about three kilometers, is a part of the Recherchebreen complex, and is located between Foldnutane, Haugknatten and Konglomeratfjellet.
2.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Tverrbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
70 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.