Alkhornet
Alkhornet is a mountain on the western coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island of Norway’s arctic Svalbard archipelago. It is 428 m in height and stands in southern Oscar II Land on the northern side of the entrance to the inlet of Isfjorden near the bay of Trygghamna.Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 76 metres
- Description: mountain in Spitzbergen
- Also known as: “Alk Point”, “Alkhorn-Huk”, “Alkhornet-Vuori”, “Alkhornetberg”, “Auk-horn”, “Dödmansören”, “Mount Alkhorn”, “Ohr des Todten Mannes”, and “The Auk-horn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Protektorfjellet and Protektorbreen.
Protektorfjellet
Peak
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Protektorfjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 847 meters, and is located west of the bay Trygghamna at the northern side of Isfjorden.
Alkhornet
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
78.21405° or 78° 12′ 51″ northLongitude
13.78089° or 13° 46′ 51″ eastElevation
76 metres (249 feet)Open location code
CFCM6Q7J+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 13598583026OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Alkhornet from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Alkhornet” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Алкхорнет”
- Cebuano: “Alkhornet”
- Dutch: “Alkhornet”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل الخورنيت”
- French: “Alkhornet”
- Ladin: “Alkhornet”
- Northern Sami: “Alkhornet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alkhornet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alkhornet”
- Norwegian: “Alkhornet”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barentsburg and Trollheimen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alkhornbreen and Protektoraksla.
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