Petersbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

#73 among attractions in Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Petersbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about three kilometers, and is located at the western side of the ridge Traunkammen. The glacier is named after Austrian geologist Karl Ferdinand Peters. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 76°57'12"N, 16°8'48"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Goësvatnet, Hornsundtind, Samarinbreen, Bredichinryggen.

5.5 miSW
Lake
Goësvatnet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
141 min walk • Goësvatnet is an ice-dammed lake in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located south of the bay of Gåshamna in Hornsund, at the front of Goësbreen and near Brevassfjellet. The lake is named after Swedish surgeon and zoologist Axel Theodor Goës.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hornsundtind, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
58 min walk • Hornsundtind is a mountain south of the fjord Hornsund at the southern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Its height is 1,431 metres.
5.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Samarinbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
143 min walk • Samarinbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of 14 mi, and is the northern branch of Mefonna. The glacier debouches into Samarinvågen, a southern bay of the fjord Hornsund.
5.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bredichinryggen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
142 min walk • Bredichinryggen is a mountain ridge in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It is named after Russian astronomer Fyodor Bredikhin.
6.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brevassfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
157 min walk • Brevassfjellet is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 589 m.a.s.l. and is located between Portbreen and Kovalevskajafjellet, south of the ice-dammed lake of Goësvatnet.
3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Påskefjella, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
98 min walk • Påskefjella is a mountain ridge in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located south of Hornsund, east of the bay Samarinvågen and glacier Samarinbreen, and west of Chomjakovbreen. The ridge comprises the mountains Tverraksla, Pinsetoppen, Påsketoppen, Julhøgda and Meranfjellet.
3.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Julhøgda, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
92 min walk • Julhøgda is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 667 m.a.s.l. and is located on the mountain ridge Påskefjella, east of Samarinbreen and Samarinvågen, and west of the glacier Chomjakovbreen.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Påsketoppen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
106 min walk • Påsketoppen is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 812 m.a.s.l. and is located on the mountain ridge Påskefjella, east of Samarinbreen and Samarinvågen, and west of Chomjakovbreen.
0.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Traunkammen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
16 min walk • Traunkammen is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It forms a ridge of about three kilometers and is located south of Hornsund, west of the bay Samarinvågen, and east of Petersbreen. Its highest peak is 692 m.a.s.l. The ridge is named after Austrian count Otto Traun.
5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pinsetoppen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
127 min walk • Pinsetoppen is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 628 m.a.s.l. and is located on the mountain ridge Påskefjella, east of Samarinbreen. Neighbour peak is Påsketoppen further north.
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meranfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
70 min walk • Meranfjellet is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 491 m.a.s.l. and is the northern mountain of the ridge Påskefjella. The mountain is named after Austrian count Franz Meran.