Finneset
Finneset is a peninsula located on the east side of Grønfjorden on Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway. It is located 2 kilometers south of Barentsburg. A whaling station was located there until 1905.Photo: China Crisis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Point
- Description: peninsula in Svalbard, Norway
- Also known as: “Finnæset” and “Kvalneset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Barentsburg kullkraftverk.
Barentsburg kullkraftverk
Industrial building
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barentsburg kullkraftverk is an industrial building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barentsburg.
Barentsburg
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barentsburg is a pint-sized but fascinating open-air museum of the Soviet Union in Svalbard, where 300 hardy coal miners continue to work in one of the most northernmost settlements on Earth.
Finneset
- Category: landform
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Norwegian Bokmål—“Finneset” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Finneset”
- Cebuano: “Finneset”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Finneset”
- Norwegian: “Finneset”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nordenskiöldkysten and Vestpynten.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grønfjorden and Olavsvarden.
Svalbard: Must-Visit Destinations
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