Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park (Norway). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Biscayarfonna, Magdalenefjorden, and Krossfjorden. Also, be sure to include Woodfjorden in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park (Svalbard).
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Biscayarfonna
Ice cap. Biscayarfonna is an ice cap in Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has an elevation of 467 m, and is located on the Haakon VII Land peninsula between Raudfjorden in the west and Breibogen bay in the east. This ice cap is named after Biscay in honour of the Basque whalers who hunted at Spitsbergen in the 17th and 18th centuries.[1]
Magdalenefjorden
Fjord. Magdalenefjorden is an 8 km long and up to 5 km wide fjord between Reuschhalvøya and Hoelhalvøya, Albert I Land, on the west coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago. It is large enough to accommodate even the largest of cruise ships which are even able to turn through 180 degrees in the fjord. On the south shore of the fjord is the bay Gullybukta.[2]
Krossfjorden
Fjord. Krossfjorden is a 30 km long fjord on the west coast of Spitsbergen, which is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. To the north, the fjord branches into Lillehöökfjorden, Möllerfjorden and Kollerfjorden. To the south it is separated from Kongsfjorden by a line from Collinsodden on Mitrahalvøya east to Kapp Guissez.[3]
Woodfjorden
Fjord in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Woodfjord is a fjord on the north shore of Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago. It is the fourth longest fjord in the Svalbard archipelago with the mouth facing north adjacent to Wijdefjord, and goes 64 km into the island, west of Andrée Land.[4]
Lilliehöökfjorden
Lilliehöökfjorden is a 14 kilometer long fjord branch of Krossfjorden in Albert I Land at the northwestern side of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The fjord is named after Gustaf Bertil Lilliehöök.
Lilliehöökfjorden is separated from Möllerfjorden by the 12 kilometer long mountain ridge Kong Haakons Halvøy.
The Lilliehöökbreen glacier debouches into the fjord, and calved ice may fill large parts of the fjord.[5]
Liefdefjorden
Liefdefjorden is a fjord in Haakon VII Land on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 30 km. Former names of the fjord include Baye d'Amour, Kjærlighedsbugten, Porto detto l'Amato, Liefde Bay and Love Bay. Monacobreen debouches into the fjord. At the northern side of the outer part of the fjord is the peninsula Reinsdyrflya. Liefde is Dutch for "love" and the fjord is possible named after a ship "de Liefde".[6]
Ytre Norskøya
Island in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Ytre Norskøya is an island on the northwest coast of Spitsbergen, part of the Svalbard archipelago.[7]
Sverrefjellet
Mountain in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Sverrefjellet is a mountain in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, at the western side of Bockfjorden. It has a height of 507 m.a.s.l. and is an extinct volcano. Sverrefjellet is named after Sverre Sigurdsson.[8]
Monacobreen
Glacier in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Monacobreen is a glacier in Haakon VII Land on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier debouches into Liefdefjorden. Former names of the glacier include Glacier de Monaco and Liefde Bay-bræ.[9]
Lilliehöökbreen
Glacier in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Lilliehöökbreen is a glacier complex in Albert I Land and Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 22 kilometers. The glacier debouches into Lilliehöökfjorden, and calved icebergs may fill large parts of the fourteen kilometer long fjord.
The glacier is named after Swedish commander Gustaf Bertil Lilliehöök.[10]
Smeerenburgbreen
Glacier in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Smeerenburgbreen is a glacier in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located east of Reuschhalvøya. The glacier debouches into Bjørnfjorden, the inner part of Smeerenburgfjorden. Smeerenburg was the name of a Dutch whaling station from the 17th century located on Amsterdam Island.[11]