Newtontoppen

#438 among destinations in Norway

Natural attraction, Nature, Top attraction, Mountain

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Newtontoppen is the largest and highest mountain in Svalbard, at 1,713 m. Its peak is the highest point on Svalbard. It is located at the north east corner on the island of Spitsbergen in the Chydeniusfjella range. The nearest settlement is the formerly Soviet coal mining settlement, Pyramiden.The mountain is mostly made of Silurian granite. The mountain was first ascended by Helge Backlund on 4 August 1900. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1900Elevation: 5620 ftProminence: 5620 ftCoordinates: 79°0'38"N, 17°29'27"E

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SvalbardNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: Galileotoppen, Chydeniusfjella.

2.8 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Galileotoppen
72 min walk • Galileotoppen is a mountain on Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway. At 1,637 metres tall, it is the fifth-tallest peak on Svalbard. It is located west of Wijdefjorden northwest of Newtontoppen in the south of Ny-Friesland. It is named for the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei.
4.9 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Chydeniusfjella
125 min walk • Chydeniusfjella is a mountain group in the Ny-Friesland region of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago. It is named after Finnish physicist Jakob Karl Emil Chydenius.