Festningsodden
Festningsodden is a point in Svalbard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Festningen Geotope Protected Area.
Festningen Geotope Protected Area
Protected area
Festningen Geotope Protected Area is located at the outermost edge of Grønfjorden's mouth to Isfjorden on Nordenskiöld Land, Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barentsburg.
Barentsburg
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barentsburg is the second-largest settlement in Svalbard, Norway, with about 300 inhabitants. A coal mining town, the settlement is almost entirely made up of Russian nationals.
Festningsodden
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Fæstningodden”, “Fästningen”, and “Kap Staratschin”
- Category: landform
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Festningsodden” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Фестнингсоден”
- Cebuano: “Festningsodden”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Festningsodden”
- Norwegian: “Festningsodden”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nordenskiöldkysten and Vestpynten.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Austre Tvillingodde and Vestre Tvillingodde.
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