Heerodden

Heerodden is a cape at the southern side of , on the eastern side of the outlet of , in Nordenskiöld Land on , . It is named after Swiss paleobotanist Oswald Heer. It is the site of .
  • Point
  • Description: headland in Spitsbergen, Svalbard
  • Also known as
    “Austkap”
    “Cape Heer”
    “Green Harbour Point”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barentsburg Heliport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barentsburg.
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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
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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”

Svalbard: Highlights

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