Tunheim
Tunheim is an abandoned coal mining village on Bear Island, Svalbard, Norway. It lies in the northeast of the Island, a few kilometers east of the Bjørnøya Radio Station, and directly adjacent to Kapp Bergersen.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bear Island.
Bear Island
Bear Island, Norwegian Bjørnøya, is an islet in the Arctic Ocean, between Northern Norway and Svalbard. The island has no permanent population, except some meteorology crew.Tunheim
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: Earlier mining villages at Bjørnøya in Svalbard
- Categories: abandoned village, cultural property, and locality
- Location: Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
74.47788° or 74° 28′ 40″ north
Longitude
19.21328° or 19° 12′ 48″ east
Open location code
CF6XF6H7+58
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Tunheim” goes by many names.
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