Varderyggfonna, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

#110 among attractions in Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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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. ()

Length: 2.17 miCoordinates: 77°22'7"N, 14°52'28"E

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

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

2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Konglomeratfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
51 min walk • Konglomeratfjellet is a mountain in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about three kilometers, with two summits, the highest peak of 798 m.a.s.l.
4.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gothankammen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
120 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.
4.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dolomittfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
115 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.
5.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gavltoppane, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
146 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.
2.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Foldnutane, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
64 min walk • Foldnutane is a mountain in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 2.5 kilometers, with two peaks of 698 and 658 m.a.s.l. respectively, and is located between Dunderdalen and the Recherchebreen glacier complex.
4.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kvartsittkammen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
108 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.
4.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Recherchebreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
122 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.
4.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Dollfusbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
119 min walk • Dollfusbreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier has a length of about 1.5 kilometers, is part of the Recherchebreen glacier complex, and is located between Steinegga and Gaimardtoppen.
1.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Foldnutfonna, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
41 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.
5.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Ramondbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
147 min walk • Ramondbreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier has a length of about two kilometers, and is part of the Recherchebreen glacier complex. It is named after Arctic explorer Gontaud Ramond.
4.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Bjørnbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
112 min walk • 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.