Lille Bjørndalen
Lille Bjørndalen is a valley in Spitsbergen, Svalbard and has an elevation of 425 metres.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grumant.
Grumant
Dwelling
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Grumant is a former Soviet company town in Svalbard, Norway, established in 1912 and abandoned in 1965. The population—including Coles Bay, which served the settlement's port—peaked at 1,106 in 1951. Grumant is situated 4 km southwest of Lille Bjørndalen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nybyen and Longyearbyen.
Nybyen
Suburb
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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. Nybyen is situated 8 km east of Lille Bjørndalen.
Longyearbyen
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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.
Lille Bjørndalen
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 425 metres
- Also known as: “Dolina M. Medvežja”, “Lille Bjorndalen”, “Malaja Medveža Dolina”, and “Small Bear Valley”
- Category: landform
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
78.2° or 78° 12′ northLongitude
15.23333° or 15° 14′ eastElevation
425 metres (1,394 feet)Open location code
CFCQ56XM+X8GeoNames ID
2729959
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