Solryggen

#1942 among destinations in Norway

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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Solryggen is a mountain ridge in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about five kilometers and contains peaks of heights 759 and 636 m.a.s.l. The mountain is located south in the ridge of Linnéfjella. The glacier of Solfonna is located between Solryggen and Aagaardtoppen. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 77°58'52"N, 13°46'16"E

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SvalbardNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: Kapp Linné, Christensenfjella, Linnédalen, Orustdalen.

5.6 miNW
Lighthouse
Kapp Linné
143 min walk • Kapp Linné is a cape at the south side of the outlet of Isfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after botanist Carl von Linné. The site is the location of Isfjord Radio. Parts of Kapp Linné is a birdlife protected area.
3.2 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Christensenfjella
81 min walk • Christensenfjella is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Norwegian shipowner Christen Christensen. The mountain has several peaks, the highest is 682 m.a.s.l.
2.5 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Valley
Linnédalen
65 min walk • Linnédalen is a valley in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. The valley has a length of about ten kilometers, and is located east of the mountain ridge of Linnéfjella.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Orustdalen, Nordenskiöld Land National Park
106 min walk • Orustdalen is a valley in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Swedish island of Orust in the province of Bohuslän. The valley has a length of about five kilometers and a width of two kilometers. It is located south of the mountains of Qvigstadfjellet, Christensenfjella and Systemafjellet.
4.5 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Linnévatnet
114 min walk • Linnévatnet is a lake in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located in the lower part of the valley Linnédalen, and has a length of about 4.5 kilometers. The lake is among the largest lakes of Spitsbergen. It is named after Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.
5.5 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Fyrsjøen
140 min walk • Fyrsjøen is a lake in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located at the southern part of the headland Kapp Linné, proximate to the Isfjord Lighthouse. The area between Fyrsjøen and the bay of Randvika is protected as the Kapp Linné Bird Sanctuary.
2.9 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Griegfjellet
75 min walk • Griegfjellet is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 4.5 kilometers and contains several peaks, of which the highest is 781 m.a.s.l. The mountain is part of Linnéfjella. It is named after Norwegian ship broker and politician Joachim Grieg.
4.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Qvigstadfjellet, Nordenskiöld Land National Park
113 min walk • Qvigstadfjellet is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Norwegian philologist and politician Just Knud Qvigstad. The mountain reaches a height of 770 m.a.s.l.
1.2 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Aagaardtoppen
31 min walk • Aagaardtoppen is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It reaches a height of 731 m.a.s.l. and is part of the mountain ridge of Linnéfjella. The mountain is named after Norwegian businessperson Andreas Zacharias Aagaard.
2 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Linnéfjella
52 min walk • Linnéfjella is a mountain ridge in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. The ridge contains the mountains of Solryggen, Aagaardtoppen, Griegfjellet and Griegaksla. East of the ridge is the valley of Linnédalen.
2.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Linnébreen, Nordenskiöld Land National Park
63 min walk • Linnébreen is a glacier in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. The glacier has a length of about 3.5 kilometers, and flows from the mountain of Systemafjellet towards the valley of Linnédalen.