Mjellegga

#1925 among destinations in Norway

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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Mjellegga is a mountain ridge in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 3.5 kilometers, and its highest peak is 785 m.a.s.l. Surrounding glaciers are Mjellfonna, Greenbreen and Martinbreen. The valley of Davisdalen extends from Mjellegga down to the headland of Davisodden, at the northern side of Van Keulenfjorden. ()

Coordinates: 77°38'38"N, 15°42'29"E

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SvalbardNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: Van Keulenfjorden, Davisdalen, Bromelldalen, Wittrockfjellet.

7.7 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Fjord
Van Keulenfjorden
197 min walk • Van Keulenfjorden is a 30 km long fjord on the west coast of Spitsbergen separating Nathorst Land to the north and Wedel Jarlsberg Land to the south. Van Keulenfjorden is separated from Bellsund by Forsbladodden in the north and Richardodden to the south.
3 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Valley
Davisdalen
78 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.
5.7 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Valley
Bromelldalen
145 min walk • Bromelldalen is a valley in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about eight kilometers, and is located between the mountains of Sven Nilssonfjellet and Bassøefjellet on the eastern side, and Hisingerfjellet to the west, at the southern side of Van Mijenfjorden.
2.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Wittrockfjellet
74 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.
5.7 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Wahlenbergfjellet
145 min walk • Wahlenbergfjellet is a mountain in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has two peaks, with heights of 949 and 915 m.a.s.l. respectively. The mountain is located between Krylbreen, Krylen and Frysjadalen, at the southern side of Van Mijenfjorden. It is named after Swedish geographer and geologist Göran Wahlenberg.
5.5 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Hisingerfjellet
141 min walk • Hisingerfjellet is a mountain in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has two peaks with heights of 1,078 and 1.044 m.a.s.l. respectively.
3.6 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Kjellmanberget
91 min walk • Kjellmanberget is a mountain ridge in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after the Swedish botanist and Arctic explorer Frans Reinhold Kjellman.
5.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Brogniartfjella
138 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...
1.3 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Breskarvet
33 min walk • Breskarvet is a mountain ridge in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about six kilometres. It is situated north of the mountain range of Törnbohmfjella, and south of Krylen.