Mercantonfjellet, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

#30 among attractions in Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Facts and practical information

Mercantonfjellet is a mountain area in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about seven kilometres, and is located between Fjortende Julibreen and Blomstrandbreen. Among the peaks are Svansen and Sveitsartoppen. The area is named after Swiss glaciologist Paul Louis Mercanton. ()

Coordinates: 79°5'56"N, 12°16'57"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Blomstrandbreen, Løvlandfjellet, Ole Hansenkammen, Fjortende Julibreen.

2.6 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Natural feature
Blomstrandbreen
67 min walk • Blomstrandbreen is a glacier in Haakon VII Land at the western side of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of 18 kilometres, extending from Isachsenfonna down to Kongsfjorden. The glacier is named after geologist Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand. To the northwest of the glacier is the mountain area of Mercantonfjellet.
2.4 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Løvlandfjellet
62 min walk • Løvlandfjellet is a mountain in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It reaches a height of 943 m.a.s.l. and is located north of Kongsfjorden, between the glaciers of Junibreen, Løvlandbreen, Svansbreen, Maibreen and Fjortende Julibreen.
5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ole Hansenkammen, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
130 min walk • Ole Hansenkammen is a mountain ridge in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The ridge extends over a length of about 5.5 kilometers, and has peaks of heights 819 and 686 m.a.s.l.
2.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Fjortende Julibreen, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
60 min walk • Fjortende Julibreen is a glacier in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about sixteen kilometers, and a total area of about 127 km².
5.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Forelryggen, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
141 min walk • Forelryggen is a mountain ridge in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The ridge reaches a height of 1,095 m.a.s.l. and is located between the glaciers of Fjortende Julibreen and Hakebreen.
5.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Hakebreen, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
130 min walk • Hakebreen is a glacier in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about five kilometers, and is a tributary glacier to the Fjortende Julibreen.

Mercantonfjellet, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Facts and practical information

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

Blomstrandbreen

Løvlandfjellet

Ole Hansenkammen, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Fjortende Julibreen, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Forelryggen, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Hakebreen, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park