Sørvågen

Sørvågen is a cove in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blomstrandhalvøya and Blomstrandhamna Bird Sanctuary.

Island
Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blomstrandøya, also known as , is an island at the western side of , . It is located in , near the northern side of the fjord, and has a roughly circular shape with a cross section of about 5 km.

Nature reserve
is a bird reserve at , Norway, established in 1973. It includes the skerry in in Haakon VII Land. The protected area covers a total of 580,000 square metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ny-Ålesund and Corbel Station.

Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town in in the west of the island of in . It is situated on the Brøgger peninsula and on the shore of the bay of .

Hamlet
Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The AWIPEV Arctic Research Station is located in the arctic, on the archipelago of Norway. The station is part of the research base of , owned and managed by Kings Bay AS. is situated 10 km south of Sørvågen.

Sørvågen

Latitude
78.99166° or 78° 59′ 30″ north
Longitude
12.10937° or 12° 6′ 34″ east
Elevation
286 metres (938 feet)
Open location code
CFCJX4R5+MP
Geo­Names ID
2728586
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