Skjeringa
Skjeringa is a road cut in Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Skjeringa is situated nearby to Longyearbyen Hospital, as well as near Svalbard Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Longyearbyen Hospital and Svalbard Museum.
Svalbard Museum
Museum
The Svalbard Museum is a museum in Longyearbyen, the largest town in the Svalbard archipelago. The museum displays artifacts from the history of Svalbard since its settlement, and exhibits of local plants and animals. Svalbard Museum is situated 640 metres north of Skjeringa.
North Pole Expedition Museum
Museum
The North Pole Expedition Museum is a museum located on the island of Spitsbergen in Longyearbyen, the capital of the Arctic Ocean archipelago Svalbard. North Pole Expedition Museum is situated 740 metres north of Skjeringa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longyearbyen and Nybyen.
Longyearbyen
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
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.
Skjeringa
- Type: Road cut
- Also known as: “Skjæringa”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
78.21667° or 78° 13′ north
Longitude
15.65° or 15° 39′ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
CFCQ6M82+M2
GeoNames ID
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