Dickson Land
Dickson Land is a land area between Isfjorden and Wijdefjorden at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It forms a peninsula between the Isfjorden branches Billefjorden and Dicksonfjorden. Dickson Land is named after Oscar Dickson.Photo: China Crisis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: land area between Isfjorden and Wijdefjorden at Spitsbergen, Svalbard
- Also known as: “Dicksons Land”, “Dixon Land”, and “Terre Dickson”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pyramiden.
Pyramiden
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pyramiden is in Svalbard. It is a Russian mining settlement that was abandoned in 1998 and lies northeast across Isfjorden from Longyearbyen. A small Russian contingent is now based on-site to prevent vandalism and take care of basic infrastructure needs.
Dickson Land
- Categories: area and landform
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Dickson Land from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Serbian—“Dickson Land” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أرض ديكسون”
- Azerbaijani: “Dikson Torpağı”
- Cebuano: “Dickson Land”
- Chinese: “狄克孫地”
- Dutch: “Dickson Land”
- Dutch: “Dicksonland”
- French: “Terre de Dickson”
- German: “Dickson Land”
- German: “Dickson-Land”
- Latvian: “Diksona Zeme”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dickson Land”
- Norwegian: “Dickson Land”
- Russian: “Земля Диксона”
- Serbian: “dikson zemlja”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fiskekløfta and Vindodden.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Planteryggen and Huginaspisskardet.
Svalbard: Must-Visit Destinations
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