Laksvatnet
Laksvatnet is a lake in Bjørnøya, Svalbard. Laksvatnet is situated nearby to the hamlet Tunheim, as well as near the locality Herwighamma.Places of Interest
Highlights include Herwighamna.
Herwighamna
Monitoring station
Photo: VetleNM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Herwighamna is a monitoring station, which is situated 2½ km west of Laksvatnet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tunheim and Bear Island.
Tunheim
Hamlet
Tunheim is an abandoned coal mining village on Bear Island, Svalbard, Norway. It lies in the northeast of the Island, a few kilometers east of the Bjørnøya Radio Station, and directly adjacent to Kapp Bergersen. Tunheim is situated 4½ km southeast of Laksvatnet.
Bear Island
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bear Island, Norwegian Bjørnøya, is an islet in the Arctic Ocean, between Northern Norway and Svalbard. The island has no permanent population, except some meteorology crew.
Laksvatnet
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Lachs See”, “Laxevand”, “Salmon Lake”, and “Semuzje Ožera”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
74.49816° or 74° 29′ 53″ northLongitude
19.08411° or 19° 5′ 3″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
CF6XF3XM+7JGeoNames ID
2730051
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