Goldschmidtfjella

#1886 among destinations in Norway

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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Goldschmidtfjella is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It forms a 6 kilometer long nunatak in the glacier Osbornebreen, north of the head of St. Jonsfjorden, and reaches an altitude of 581 meters. The mountain is named after geologist and mineralogist Victor Moritz Goldschmidt. Nearby mountains are Carlsfjella to the west and Devikfjellet to the east. ()

Coordinates: 78°38'48"N, 13°13'4"E

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SvalbardNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: Haraldfjellet, Carlsfjella, Årefjellet, Devikfjellet.

3.8 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Haraldfjellet
98 min walk • Haraldfjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located in the northern part of Carlsfjella and has a height of 849 m.a.s.l. It forms a nunatak surrounded by the three glaciers Konowbreen, Løvenskioldfonna and Osbornebreen. The mountain is named after Norwegian landowner Harald Løvenskiold.
2.7 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Carlsfjella
69 min walk • Carlsfjella is a mountain ridge in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The ridge has a length of 14 kilometers, is located between St. Jonsfjorden and Løvenskioldfonna, and includes Valentinryggen, Patronen, Knausen and Haraldfjellet. The ridge is named after land owner Carl Otto Løvenskiold.
4.9 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Årefjellet
125 min walk • Årefjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has an altitude of 882m, and is located at the northern part of the ridge Jämtlandryggen. It borders to the glaciers Sveabreen and Wahlenbergbreen.
2.2 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Devikfjellet
57 min walk • Devikfjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between the glaciers Osbornebreen and Devikbreen, northeast of the head of St. Jonsfjorden, and has an altitude of 860 meters. The mountain is named after physicist Olaf Devik. Nearby mountains are Krymlefjellet to the north and Klampen to the south.
6.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Natural feature
Sveabreen
161 min walk • Sveabreen is a glacier between Oscar II Land and James I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of 30 kilometer, stretching from Kongsvegpasset at an altitude about 750 meters, and debouching into Nordfjorden.
3.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Krymlefjellet
85 min walk • Krymlefjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 1,085 m.a.s.l. and is located between the mountains of Bognutane and Devikfjellet. It is separated from Devikfjellet by Devikbreen.
3.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Valentinryggen
91 min walk • Valentinryggen is a mountain ridge in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The ridge is located in the southern part of Carlsfjella and has a length of about 4.5 kilometers. Its highest point is 698 m.a.s.l. The ridge is named after Russian scientist Valentin Nikolaevich Sokolov.
5.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Konowryggen
147 min walk • Konowryggen is a mountain ridge in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The ridge has a length of nine kilometers. On the eastern side is the glacier Konowbreen, and to the west is Gaffelbreen. The ridge is named after Wollert Konow.
3.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Patronen
89 min walk • Patronen is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located in the western central part of Carlsfjella and has a height of 745 m.a.s.l.