Eriksonodden
Eriksonodden is a point in Svalbard. Eriksonodden is situated nearby to the hamlet Colesbukta.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colesbukta and Grumant.
Colesbukta
Hamlet
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Colesbukta is a bay at the southern side of Isfjorden, in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The bay is about 4.5 kilometers wide. A railway for coal transport was earlier operated between Grumantbyen and shipment facilities in Colesbukta. Colesbukta is situated 4 km east of Eriksonodden.
Grumant
Hamlet
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Grumant is a former Soviet company town in Svalbard, Norway, established in 1912 and abandoned in 1965. The population—including Coles Bay, which served the settlement's port—peaked at 1,106 in 1951. Grumant is situated 10 km northeast of Eriksonodden.
Eriksonodden
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Cape Erikson”
- Category: landform
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Cebuano—“Eriksonodden” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Ериксоноден”
- Cebuano: “Eriksonodden”
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