MS Polstjerna

MS Polstjerna is a museum in Norway. MS Polstjerna is situated nearby to the public aquarium Polaria, as well as near the church Tromsø Cathedral.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Polaria and Tromsø Cathedral.

Polaria

Public aquarium

Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Polaria is an aquarium situated in Tromsø in Troms, Norway. It is the world's most northerly aquarium. It opened in May 1998. It had 167 thousand visitors in 2025.

Tromsø Cathedral is a cathedral of the Church of Norway located in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The cathedral is the church for the Tromsø Domkirkens parish. Tromsø Cathedral is situated 580 metres north of MS Polstjerna.

Tromsø Public Library and City Archives

Library

Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tromsø Public Library and City Archives is situated 770 metres north of MS Polstjerna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tromsø and Bjerkaker.

Tromsø

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Tromsø is a city of around 78,000 people in the very northernmost part of Norway. It is almost 350 km north of the Arctic Circle and is one of the best places to view the spectacular Northern Lights in winter.

Bjerkaker

Suburb

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Bjerkaker is a neighborhood in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Tromsøya.

Tromsdalen

Suburb

Photo: Frokor, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tromsdalen or Romssavággi is an urban neighborhood in the city of Tromsø which is in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located just to the east of the city centre on the mainland along the coast of the Tromsøysundet strait.

MS Polstjerna

Type: Museum
Also known as: “M/S Polstjerna”
Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

69.64388° or 69° 38′ 38″ north

Longitude

18.95112° or 18° 57′ 4″ east

Operator

University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway

Open location code

9FXWJXV2+HC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 97246646

OpenStreetMap feature

building=civic

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

11524126

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