Blomstrandhalvøya
Blomstrandøya, also known as Blomstrandhalvøya, is an island at the western side of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located in Kongsfjorden, near the northern side of the fjord, and has a roughly circular shape with a cross section of about 5 km.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Norway
- Also known as: “Blomstrand’s Mound”, “Blomstrandhalvoya”, “Blomstrands Halvø”, “Blumenstrandhalbinsel”, and “Marble Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Blomstrandhamna Bird Sanctuary.
Blomstrandhamna Bird Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Blomstrandhamna Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ny-Ålesund and Corbel Station.
Corbel Station
Hamlet
The AWIPEV Arctic Research Station is located in the arctic, on the Svalbard archipelago of Norway. Corbel Station is situated 9 km south of Blomstrandhalvøya.
Blomstrandhalvøya
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
78.9802° or 78° 58′ 49″ north
Longitude
12.09972° or 12° 5′ 59″ east
Elevation
240 metres (787 feet)
Open location code
CFCJX3JX+3V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Blomstrandhalvøya” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blomstrandhalvøya”
- Dutch: “Blomstrandhalvøya”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بلومستراندهالڤويا”
- French: “Blomstrandhalvøya”
- French: “Presqu’ile Blomstrand”
- German: “Blomstrandhalvøya”
- Italian: “Blomstrandhalvøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Blomstrandøya”
- Norwegian: “Blomstrandhalvøya”
- Norwegian: “Blomstrandøya”
- Swedish: “Blomstrandshalvön”
- Turkish: “Blomstrandhalvøya”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: London.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bratliekollen and Irgensfjellet.
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Worth a closer look: Longyearbyen and Bear Island.
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