Torstjørna
Torstjørna is in Bjørnøya, Svalbard. Torstjørna is situated nearby to the hamlet Tunheim, as well as near Herwighamna.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 2½ km east of Torstjørna.
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.
Torstjørna
- Type: Body of water
- Also known as: “Torstjorna”
- Location: Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
74.48026° or 74° 28′ 49″ northLongitude
19.12795° or 19° 7′ 41″ eastElevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
CF6XF4JH+45OpenStreetMap ID
way 318862407OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
2728192
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