Bünsow Land
Bünsow Land is a land area at the inner end of Isfjorden at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It forms a peninsula between Billefjorden and Sassenfjorden and Tempelfjorden.
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula in Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway
- Also known as: “Buensow Land”, “Bünsowin-maa”, “Bünsows land”, “Sassen-Bünsow Land”, and “Terre Bünsow”
Bünsow Land
- Categories: area and landform
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
78.54726° or 78° 32′ 50″ north
Longitude
16.97557° or 16° 58′ 32″ east
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
CFCRGXWG+W6
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Bünsow Land” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Byunsov Torpağı”
- Cebuano: “Bünsow Land”
- Dutch: “Bünsowland”
- French: “Terre de Bünsow”
- German: “Bünsow-Land”
- Latvian: “Binsova Zeme”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bünsow Land”
- Norwegian: “Bünsow Land”
- Russian: “Земля Бюнсова”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Pyramiden and Fiskekløfta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Meakinsfjellet and Methuenbreen.
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Worth a closer look: Longyearbyen and Bear Island.
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