Danes Island, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Name: Danes Island
Address: Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park, Norway

#45 among attractions in Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

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Danes Island is an island in Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. It lies just off the northwest coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago, near to Magdalenefjorden. Just to the north lies Amsterdam Island. Like many of Svalbard's islands, Danes Island is uninhabited. The island has an area of 40.6 km². ()

Local name: Danskøya Area: 15.68 mi²Coordinates: 79°41'3"N, 10°54'0"E

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Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park Norway

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Danes Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kobbefjorden, Smeerenburgfjorden, Skorpa Bird Sanctuary, Moseøya Bird Sanctuary.

1.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Kobbefjorden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
32 min walk • Kobbefjorden is a small fjord on the west coast of Danes Island, on the northwestern coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago. The fjord is about two miles long and 1-1.2 miles wide.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Smeerenburgfjorden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
104 min walk • Smeerenburgfjorden is a fjord in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about twenty kilometers and a width of about four kilometers.
3.3 miSW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Skorpa Bird Sanctuary, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
86 min walk • Skorpa Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes islets off Harpunodden in Albert I Land, Spitsbergen. The protected area covers a total area of around 1,100,000 square metres.
3 miS
Natural attraction, Protected area
Moseøya Bird Sanctuary, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
76 min walk • Moseøya Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes Moseøya, south of Danes Island, part of Albert I Land. The protected area covers a total area of around 1,400,000 square metres.

Danes Island, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Facts and practical information

Danes Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Kobbefjorden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Smeerenburgfjorden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Skorpa Bird Sanctuary, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Moseøya Bird Sanctuary, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park