Gåsvatna
Gåsvatna is a lake in Bjørnøya, Svalbard.Places of Interest
Highlights include Alfredfjellet.
Alfredfjellet
Peak
Alfredfjellet is a mountain at the island of Bjørnøya of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. It has a height of 420 m.a.s.l. The mountain is named after Swedish geologist and Arctic explorer Alfred Gabriel Nathorst. Alfredfjellet is situated 4 km southwest of Gåsvatna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bear Island and Tunheim.
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.
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 9 km northeast of Gåsvatna.
Gåsvatna
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Gasvatna”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
74.4° or 74° 24′ northLongitude
19.08333° or 19° 5′ eastElevation
90 metres (295 feet)Open location code
CF6XC32M+28GeoNames ID
2731017
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Satellite Map
Discover Gåsvatna from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Gåsvatna” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Gåsvatna”
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