Grøndalen

#1709 among destinations in Norway

Natural attraction, Nature, Valley

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Local name: Grønfjorden Coordinates: 77°59'48"N, 14°38'48"E

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SvalbardNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: Hollendardalen, Fossilfjellet, Finsenfjellet, Bjørnsonfjellet.

4.3 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Valley
Hollendardalen
111 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.
1.7 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Fossilfjellet
44 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
Finsenfjellet
86 min walk • 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.
4.6 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Bjørnsonfjellet
119 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.
5.9 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Vesuv
151 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.

Grøndalen

Facts and practical information

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

Hollendardalen

Fossilfjellet

Finsenfjellet

Bjørnsonfjellet

Vesuv