Ayerfjorden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

#23 among attractions in Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord

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Facts and practical information

Ayerfjorden is the western branch of Raudfjorden in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier Chauveaubreen debouches into the fjord. ()

Coordinates: 79°41'42"N, 12°4'12"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Stortinden, Raudfjorden, Klinckowströmfjorden, Chauveaubreen.

2.7 miNW
Mountain
Stortinden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
70 min walk • Stortinden is a mountain in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 1010 m.a.s.l. and is the highest peak at the peninsula of Vasahalvøya. It is located between the fjord Ayerfjorden and the glacier Svitjodbreen.
2.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Raudfjorden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
55 min walk • Raudfjorden is a 20 km long and 5 km wide fjord on the northwestern coast of Spitsbergen. It has two southern branches, Klinckowströmfjorden and Ayerfjorden, split by the peninsula Buchananhalvøya.
2.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Klinckowströmfjorden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
56 min walk • Klinckowströmfjorden is the eastern branch of Raudfjorden at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, on the divide between Albert I Land and Haakon VII Land. It is named after Swedish zoologist Axel Klinckowström. The glacier Raudfjordbreen debouches into the fjord.
3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Chauveaubreen, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
97 min walk • Chauveaubreen is a glacier in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier is located between Renaudfjellet and Marstranderfjellet, and debouches into Ayerfjorden, the western branch of Raudfjorden.
5.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ben Nevis, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
139 min walk • Ben Nevis is a mountain in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located southeast of the head of the Raudfjorden branch Klinckowströmfjorden, and reaches a height of 922 metres above sea level. It is named after the Scottish mountain Ben Nevis.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Svitjodbreen, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
138 min walk • Svitjodbreen is a glacier in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier is located centrally on the peninsula of Vasahalvøya. It debouches northwards into the head of Fuglefjorden, and has also several offsprings in other directions.

Ayerfjorden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Facts and practical information

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

Stortinden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Raudfjorden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Klinckowströmfjorden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Chauveaubreen, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Ben Nevis, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Svitjodbreen, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park