Heerodden
Heerodden is a cape at the southern side of Isfjorden, on the eastern side of the outlet of Grønfjorden, in Nordenskiöld Land on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Swiss paleobotanist Oswald Heer. It is the site of Barentsburg Heliport, Heerodden.- Point
- Description: headland in Spitsbergen, Svalbard
- Also known as“Austkap”“Cape Heer”“Green Harbour Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Barentsburg Heliport.
Barentsburg Heliport
Heliport
Barentsburg Heliport, Heerodden is a private heliport…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barentsburg.
Heerodden
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
78.10279° or 78° 6′ 10″ north
Longitude
14.1702° or 14° 10′ 13″ east
Open location code
CFCP453C+43
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Pushto—“Heerodden” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Хероден”
- Cebuano: “Heerodden”
- Danish: “Heerodden”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cap Heer”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Heer-odden”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kap Heer”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kapp Heer”
- Norwegian: “Heerodden”
- Pushto: “هروددن”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grumant and Nordenskiöldkysten.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Isbjørnodden and Gunnarvarden.
Svalbard: Highlights
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