Festningen
Festningen is an island in Svalbard.Places of Interest
Highlights include Festningen Geotope Protected Area and Vardeborg.
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
Festningen
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Castle Rock”, “Fæstninga”, “Fästningen”, “Forteresse”, “Fortress”, “Island Festningen”, “Mys Krepost”, and “Sandstenskammen”
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
78.10042° or 78° 6′ 2″ north
Longitude
13.94544° or 13° 56′ 44″ east
Open location code
CFCM4W2W+55
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Festningen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Festningen” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Фестниген”
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Localities in the Area
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