Konowryggen

#1968 among destinations in Norway

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Coordinates: 78°36'11"N, 12°51'25"E

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SvalbardNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: St. Jonsfjorden, Goldschmidtfjella, Haraldfjellet, Carlsfjella.

5.6 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Fjord
St. Jonsfjorden
144 min walk • St. Jonsfjorden is a fjord in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of 21 kilometer, and opens westwards into the strait of Forlandsundet.
5.8 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Goldschmidtfjella
147 min walk • 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.
4.6 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Haraldfjellet
118 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.
3.2 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Carlsfjella
81 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.
3.3 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Valentinryggen
85 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.
2.4 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Patronen
60 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.

Konowryggen

Facts and practical information

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

St. Jonsfjorden

Goldschmidtfjella

Haraldfjellet

Carlsfjella

Valentinryggen

Patronen