Steenstrupdalen

#1753 among destinations in Norway

Natural attraction, Nature, Valley

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Steenstrupdalen is a valley in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Danish geologist Knud Johannes Vogelius Steenstrup. The valley is surrounded by the mountains of Otto Pettersonfjellet, Marlowfjellet and Brogniartfjella. The glaciers of Sysselmannbreen and Steenstrupbreen end up into the valley. ()

Coordinates: 77°33'4"N, 16°4'23"E

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SvalbardNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: Davisdalen, Wittrockfjellet, Marlowfjellet, Brogniartfjella.

6.4 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Valley
Davisdalen
163 min walk • Davisdalen is a valley in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after American geomorphologist William Morris Davis. The valley has a length of about 5.5 kilometers, extending from the mountain ridge of Mjellegga southwards down to Davisodden, at the northern side of Van Keulenfjorden.
5.6 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Wittrockfjellet
144 min walk • Wittrockfjellet is a mountain in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Swedish botanist Veit Brecher Wittrock. The mountain is located at the northern side of Van Keulenfjorden. It has a length of about 3.5 kilometers, and its highest peak is 931 m.a.s.l.
3.2 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Marlowfjellet
83 min walk • Marlowfjellet is a mountain in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has three peaks of 1,052, 1,016 and 1,022, m.a.s.l. respectively, and extends over a length of about six kilometers.
3.3 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Brogniartfjella
85 min walk • Brogniartfjella is a mountain ridge in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The ridge is located at the north side of Van Keulenfjorden. It has a length of about eight kilometers, and its highest peak is 904 m.a.s.l. The ridge is named after French paleontologist...
3.9 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Otto Pettersonfjellet
101 min walk • Otto Pettersonfjellet is a mountain in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It extends over a length of about seven kilometers, and its highest peak is 1,076 m.a.s.l. It is named after Swedish oceanographer Sven Otto Petterson.