Valentinryggen

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Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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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. ()

Coordinates: 78°36'3"N, 13°5'57"E

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SvalbardNorway

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

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

7.1 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Fjord
St. Jonsfjorden
181 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.
3.5 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Goldschmidtfjella
91 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.
5 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Haraldfjellet
127 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.
2.4 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Carlsfjella
62 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.
6.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Vegardfjella
164 min walk • Vegardfjella is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between the glaciers of Vegardbreen and Charlesbreen, and its highest peak is Larstoppen with a height of 859 m.a.s.l.
4.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Devikfjellet
117 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.
6.7 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Krymlefjellet
171 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.
3.3 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Konowryggen
85 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.
2.2 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Patronen
58 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.