Skipperryggen

#1935 among destinations in Norway

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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Skipperryggen is a mountain ridge in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The ridge has a length about four kilometers, and is part of the mountain range of Holmesletfjella. Skipperryggen is located south of St. Jonsfjorden, between the glaciers of Vestgötabreen and Hydrografbreen. The ridge is named after captain and ship owner Hans Holmeslet. ()

Coordinates: 78°28'12"N, 12°50'46"E

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SvalbardNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: St. Jonsfjorden, Jørgenfjellet, Huldrefjellet, Løvliefjellet.

3.9 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Fjord
St. Jonsfjorden
99 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.
4 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Jørgenfjellet
102 min walk • Jørgenfjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It reaches a height of 681 m.a.s.l. and is located at the southern side of the mountain area of Svartfjella.
5 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Huldrefjellet
128 min walk • Huldrefjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The mountain has a height of 725 m.a.s.l. and is located north of Eidembreen, between Huldrebreen and Austgötabreen. Huldrefjellet is part of the Trollheimen range.
2.7 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Løvliefjellet
69 min walk • Løvliefjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It reaches a height of 710 m a.s.l. and has an extension of about two kilometers. The mountain is located south of St. Jonsfjorden, between the glaciers of Vestgötabreen and Løvliebreen.
6.5 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Natural feature
Eidembreen
166 min walk • Eidembreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about eighteen kilometers, and debouches into Eidembukta in Forlandsundet, between St. Jonsfjorden and Isfjorden.
4.6 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Gunnar Knudsenfjella
118 min walk • Gunnar Knudsenfjella is a mountain group in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The mountains are located south of St. Jonsfjorden, and are surrounded by the glaciers of Charlesbreen, Løvliebreen and Eidembreen.
4.5 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Huldrehatten
114 min walk • Huldrehatten is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It reaches a height of 787 m.a.s.l. and is located west in the mountainous district of Trollheimen, north of the glacier complex of Eidembreen, and north of Huldrefjellet.
4.4 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Svartfjella
114 min walk • Svartfjella is a mountain area in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between the glacier of Bullbreen and the lowland of Svartfjellstranda, at the eastern side of Forlandsundet.