Finsenfjellet

#1872 among destinations in Norway

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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Finsenfjellet is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Its highest peak is 818 m.a.s.l. The mountain is located between Grøndalen and Sassendalen. It is named after Danish scientist Niels Ryberg Finsen. ()

Coordinates: 78°0'35"N, 14°52'24"E

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SvalbardNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: Colesdalen, Sinaiberget, Grøndalen, Hollendardalen.

6.5 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Valley
Colesdalen
166 min walk • Colesdalen is a valley in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The valley debouches into the bay Colesbukta, at the southern side of Isfjorden. Colesdalen is located north of the Nordenskiöld Land National Park, but not included in the park, due to mining interests. The Coleselva River flows through the valley.
6.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sinaiberget, Nordenskiöld Land National Park
168 min walk • Sinaiberget is a mountain range in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between Semmeldalen to the east, Kalvdalen, Tavlebreen and Passdalen. The highest summit in the range is 838 m.a.s.l.
3.4 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Valley
Grøndalen
86 min walk • Grøndalen is a valley in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 19 kilometers. The valley stretches westwards from the mountain pass Grøndalspasset, and debouches into Grønfjorden, at the eastern side of the fjord. The river Grøndalselva flows through the valley.
5.4 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Valley
Hollendardalen
137 min walk • Hollendardalen is a valley in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The valley has a length of about sixteen kilometers, extending from Passfjellbreen to Isfjorden.
5.1 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Valley
Passdalen
130 min walk • Passdalen is a valley in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The valley has a length of about three kilometres, and extends westwards from Semmeldalen towards Grøndalspasset. It is located north of Sinaiberget and south of Passfjellet.
2.3 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Fossilfjellet
58 min walk • Fossilfjellet is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 828 m.a.s.l. and is located between Grøndalen and Hollendardalen, within the range of Kolspissfjella.
3.4 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Passfjellet
86 min walk • Passfjellet is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has several peaks, of which the highest is 785 m.a.s.l. The mountain is located between Bjørnsonfjellet, the upper part of Grøndalen, Passdalen and Istjørndalen. The mountain pass Grøndalspasset separates the mountain from the glacier Tavlebreen.
1.5 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Bjørnsonfjellet
38 min walk • Bjørnsonfjellet is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 932 m.a.s.l. and is part of Kolspissfjella. It is located north of Grøndalen. The mountain is named after Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
4.5 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Vesuv
114 min walk • Vesuv is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a conical shape and a pointed summit, and reaches a height of 741 m.a.s.l. It is located southwest of Colesbukta, in Kjeglefjella.