Trygghamna

Trygghamna is a bay in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is about six kilometer long, located at the northern side of Isfjorden, east of Protektorfjellet, and separated from Ymerbukta by the mountain chain Värmlandryggen.

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Type: Bay
Description: bay in Spitsbergen
Also known as: “Baie des Panoles”, “Behouden Haven”, “Behovens Haven”, “Der Behaltene Hafen”, “Havre Behouen”, “Havre de Demeure”, “Le Havre Sur”, “Niches Coue”, “Niches Cove”, “Pooppy Bay”, “Port de la Sureté”, “Port de Salut”, “Port Nick”, “Portnick”, “Porto Chiamato Sicuro”, “Preservation Harbour”, “Safe Harbour”, “Safe Haven”, “Sauhamna”, “Sauhamnen”, “Sicherheits-Hafen”, “Spokojnaja Buhta”, and “Trygg Hamn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alkhornet and Protektorfjellet.

Alkhornet

Peak

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Alkhornet is a mountain on the western coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island of Norway’s arctic Svalbard archipelago. It is 428 m in height and stands in southern Oscar II Land on the northern side of the entrance to the inlet of Isfjorden near the bay of Trygghamna.

Protektorfjellet

Peak

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Protektorfjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 847 meter, and is located west of the bay Trygghamna at the northern side of Isfjorden.