Adventpynten
Adventpynten is a suburb in Svalbard. Adventpynten is situated nearby to the locality Hotellneset, as well as near the quarter Bykaia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Svalbard Airport, Longyear and Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
Svalbard Airport, Longyear
Aerodrome
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY 3.0.
Svalbard Airport is the main airport serving Svalbard in Norway. It is 5 km northwest of Longyearbyen on the west coast, and is the northernmost airport in the world with scheduled public flights.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Warehouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure backup facility for the world's crop diversity on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago.
Svalbard Museum
Museum
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Svalbard Museum is a museum in Longyearbyen, the largest town in the Svalbard archipelago. The museum displays artifacts from the history of Svalbard since its settlement, and exhibits of local plants and animals. Svalbard Museum is situated 3½ km southeast of Adventpynten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longyearbyen and Nybyen.
Longyearbyen
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Longyearbyen, is the largest populated area, and capital of the Norwegian region of Svalbard. The settlement is generally regarded as the northernmost town in the world as well as the most easily accessed frontier in the Arctic, and is an ideal base for the greater exploration of Svalbard and the high Arctic.
Nybyen
Suburb
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Nybyen is a small settlement located on the southern outskirts of Longyearbyen, on the island of Spitsbergen, in the Svalbard archipelago of Norway. The name is Norwegian and translates as The New Town. Nybyen is situated 5 km south of Adventpynten.
Adventpynten
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Adventbai-Neset”, “Cap Advent”, “Hotelneset”, and “Munroe Point”
- Categories: point and locality
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
78.24569° or 78° 14′ 45″ northLongitude
15.54888° or 15° 32′ 56″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
CFCQ6GWX+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 12991859158OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Adventpynten” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Адвентпйнтен”
- Cebuano: “Adventpynten”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Adventpynten”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hotellneset and Bykaia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flyplassen and Tender pier.
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