Leirholmen

Leirholmen is an island in . Leirholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet .
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Svalbard, Norway
  • Also known as: “Leir Island” and “Lerholmen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ossian Sars Nature Reserve.

Nature reserve
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located at the inner-most part of on in , . It was created on 26 September 2003 to preserve the mountain Ossian Sarsfjellet and the surrounding vegetation, although it had been protected as a plant conservatory area in 1984 The covers 12.139 square kilometers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corbel Station and Ny-Ålesund.

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.

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 .

Leirholmen

Latitude
78.92106° or 78° 55′ 16″ north
Longitude
12.3321° or 12° 19′ 56″ east
Open location code
CFCJW8CJ+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 357523793
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2729995
Wiki­data ID
Q31872346
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Leirholmen” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Leirholmen”
  • Turkish: “Leirholmen”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Innerholmen and Midtholmen.

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