Prins Heinrichøya, Ny-Ålesund

#3 among attractions in Ny-Ålesund

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Prins Heinrichøya is an island in Zeppelinhamna at the southern side of Kongsfjorden in Oscar II Land, at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Prince Heinrich of Prussia. Prins Heinrichøya, as well as the seven Lovénøyane, Mietheholmen and Eskjeret were included in the Kongsfjorden Bird Sanctuary in 1973. ()

Coordinates: 78°55'17"N, 11°58'42"E

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Prins Heinrichøya – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ny-Ålesund Town and Mine Museum, Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower, Kongsfjorden.

0.7 miNW
Museum, History museum, Natural history museum
Ny-Ålesund Town and Mine Museum, Ny-Ålesund
18 min walk • The Ny-Ålesund Town and Mine Museum is a museum located in Ny-Ålesund, a town on Spitsbergen, the central island of the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean.
1.5 miW
Tower
Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower
38 min walk • The Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower is a 34-meter high research tower installed in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway, to study several physical parameters at the atmospheric boundary layer of the lower troposphere.
6.8 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Fjord
Kongsfjorden
174 min walk • Kongsfjorden is an inlet on the west coast of Spitsbergen, an island which is part of the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. The inlet is 26 km long and ranges in width from 6 to 14 km. Two glaciers, Kronebreen and Kongsvegen, head the fjord.

Prins Heinrichøya, Ny-Ålesund

Facts and practical information

Prins Heinrichøya – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Ny-Ålesund Town and Mine Museum, Ny-Ålesund

Amundsen-Nobile Climate Change Tower

Kongsfjorden