Hornsundtind, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
#13 among attractions in Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
Facts and practical information
Hornsundtind is a mountain south of the fjord Hornsund at the southern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Its height is 1,431 metres. ()
Sør-Spitsbergen National Park Norway
Hornsundtind – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Goësvatnet, Slaklidalen, Liddalen, Samarinbreen.
LakeGoësvatnet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
113 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.
Slaklidalen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
157 min walk • Slaklidalen is a valley in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about four kilometers, and is located between Gavrilovfjellet and Brevassfjellet at the western side, and Wiederfjellet and Gråkallen at the east side. Slaklielva flows through the valley on its way from Gråkallbreen to Breinesflya.
Liddalen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
173 min walk • Liddalen is a valley in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 2.5 kilometers, and is located between Gavrilovfjellet and Lidfjellet. Liddalen is named after Norwegian botanist Johannes Lid.
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural featureSamarinbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
102 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.
Bredichinryggen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
134 min walk • Bredichinryggen is a mountain ridge in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It is named after Russian astronomer Fyodor Bredikhin.
Brevassfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
113 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.
Påskefjella, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
95 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.
Julhøgda, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
98 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.
Påsketoppen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
100 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.
Traunkammen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
71 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.
Pinsetoppen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
108 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.
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