Hiorthhamn

Hiorthhamn is an abandoned settlement located on the east side of on the island of in , . It served as a coal mining camp from 1917 to 1921 operated by De Norske Kullfelter Spitsbergen.
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  • Camp
  • Description: abandoned settlement in Svalbard, Norway
  • Also known as
    “Hiorthaven”
    “Hjort-Hafen”
    “Hjorth City”
    “Moskushavn”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Svalbard Museum and North Pole Expedition Museum.
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The is a museum in , the largest town in the archipelago. is situated 2½ km south of Hiorthhamn.
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The is a museum located… is situated 2½ km south of Hiorthhamn.
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is situated 3 km south of Hiorthhamn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Longyearbyen and Nybyen.
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, is the largest populated area, and capital of the region of .
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is a small settlement located on the southern… is situated 5 km southwest of Hiorthhamn.

Hiorthhamn

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Latitude
78.24603° or 78° 14′ 46″ north
Longitude
15.68591° or 15° 41′ 9″ east
Open location code
CFCQ6MWP+C9
Geo­Names ID
2729639
Wiki­data ID
Q1619909

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Hiorthhamn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هيورثهامن”
  • Asturian: “Hiorthhamn”
  • Catalan: “Hiorthhamn”
  • Dutch: “Hiorthhamn”
  • German: “Hiorthamn”
  • German: “Hiorthavn”
  • German: “Hiorthhamn”
  • German: “Hiorthhavn”
  • German: “Moskushamn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hiorthamn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hiorthamna”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hiorthavn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hiorthhamn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hiorthhavn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hjorthamn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hjorthavn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Moskushamn”
  • Norwegian: “Hiorthhamn”
  • Swedish: “Hiorthhamn”
  • Western Frisian: “Hiorthhamn”

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