Vestpynten

Places of Interest

Svalbard Airport, Longyear

Aerodrome

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Svalbard Airport is the main airport serving Svalbard in Norway. It is 5 km northwest of Longyearbyen on the west coast, and is the northernmost airport in the world with scheduled public flights.

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Warehouse

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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure backup facility for the Earth's crop diversity on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago. Svalbard Global Seed Vault is situated 2½ km southeast of Vestpynten.

Svalbard Satellite Station

Research institute

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Svalbard Satellite Station or SvalSat is a satellite ground station located on Platåberget near Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway. Opened in 1997, it is operated by Kongsberg Satellite Services, a joint venture between Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and the Norwegian Space Centre. Svalbard Satellite Station is situated 2½ km south of Vestpynten.

Places in the Area

Longyearbyen

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Longyearbyen, is the largest populated area, and capital of the Norwegian region of Svalbard. The settlement is generally regarded as the northernmost town in the world as well as the most easily accessed frontier in the Arctic, and is an ideal base for the greater exploration of Svalbard and the high Arctic.

Nybyen

Suburb

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Nybyen is a small settlement located on the southern outskirts of Longyearbyen, on the island of Spitsbergen, in the Svalbard archipelago of Norway. The name is Norwegian and translates as The New Town. Nybyen is situated 7 km southeast of Vestpynten.

Vestpynten

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

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