Vasil'evbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

#101 among attractions in Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Vasil'evbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has an extension of about twenty kilometers, with several tributary glaciers. It is named after Russian astronomer Alexandr Semenovich Vasil'ev. The glacier has a wide front facing towards the eastern shore of Spitsbergen, including the bay of Isbukta. The southern part of Vasil'evbreen is called Randbreen, located north of Istoppane and Dumskolten, and south of Søre Randberget. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 76°47'24"N, 16°44'22"E

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Vasil'evbreen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Haitanna, Olsokbreen, Roaldryggen, Guilbaudtoppen.

2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Haitanna, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
58 min walk • Haitanna is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 932 m.a.s.l. and is located between the glaciers Vasil'evbreen and Olsokbreen. The peak has a distinctive shape, and is visible from the sea.
5.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Olsokbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
152 min walk • Olsokbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about seventeen kilometers, and debouches into the bay Stormbukta at the western shore of Spitsbergen. The glacier front is about five kilometer long.
2.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Roaldryggen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
67 min walk • Roaldryggen is a mountain ridge in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 3.5 kilometers, and is located southwest of Vasil'evbreen. The highest peak on the ridge is 730 m.a.s.l. The ridge is named after polar explorer Roald Amundsen.
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Guilbaudtoppen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
76 min walk • Guilbaudtoppen is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 675 m.a.s.l. and is located east of the glacier of Olsokbreen, between Valettebreen and Brazybreen.
5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nordre Randberget, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
146 min walk • Nordre Randberget is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 305 m.a.s.l. and is located south of Vasil'evbreen and Isbukta.
5.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gedenovfjellet, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
142 min walk • Gedenovfjellet is a mountain ridge in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about four kilometers, with a highest peak of 456 m.a.s.l. The ridge is located between Øydebreen and Austjøkulen. It is separated from the northern ridge Isryggen by the mountain pass Isryggpasset.
7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Randbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
178 min walk • Randbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about three kilometers, and constitutes the southern part of the glacier Vasil'evbreen.
3.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Brazybreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
85 min walk • Brazybreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about two kilometers, and is located north of Sørkappfonna, between Guilbaudtoppen and Roaldryggen. The glacier is named after Gilbert Georges Paul Brazy.
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Mefonna, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
126 min walk • Mefonna is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about seven kilometers. The glacier drains both northwards and southwards. In the northern direction, Samarinbreen debouches into Samarinvågen. To the south, Olsokbreen debouches into Stormbukta.
2.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Valettebreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
73 min walk • Valettebreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is about two kilometers long, and is located between Guilbaudtoppen and Haitanna.
4.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Sørkappfonna, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
126 min walk • Sørkappfonna is a glaciated area in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about fourteen kilometers, and a width of about five kilometers.