Kolbukta
Kolbukta is a bay in Bjørnøya, Svalbard. Kolbukta is situated nearby to the hamlet Tunheim.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 2½ km south of Kolbukta.
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.
Kolbukta
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Baie du Charbon”, “Coal Bay”, “Stenkolsbukten”, and “Ugoljnaja Buhta”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
74.5° or 74° 30′ northLongitude
19.2° or 19° 12′ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
CF6XG52X+2XGeoNames ID
2730266
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