Vassløysa
Vassløysa is a lake in Bjørnøya, Svalbard. Vassløysa is situated nearby to the hamlet Tunheim, as well as near the locality Herwighamma.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tunheim and Bear Island.
Tunheim
Hamlet
Tunheim is an abandoned coal mining village on Bear Island, Svalbard, Norway. It lies in the northeast of the Island, a few kilometers east of the Bjørnøya Radio Station, and directly adjacent to Kapp Bergersen. Tunheim is situated 3½ km southeast of Vassløysa.
Bear Island
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bear Island, Norwegian Bjørnøya, is an islet in the Arctic Ocean, between Northern Norway and Svalbard. The island has no permanent population, except some meteorology crew.
Vassløysa
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Vassloysa”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
74.5° or 74° 30′ northLongitude
19.13333° or 19° 8′ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
CF6XG42M+28GeoNames ID
2727985
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In Other Languages
“Vassløysa” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Vassløysa”
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