Herwighamna
Herwighamna is a monitoring station in Svalbard. Herwighamna is situated nearby to Hammerfest huset, as well as near Tobiesens Hus.Photo: VetleNM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monitoring station
- Description: weather station
- Also known as: “Bjørnøya meteorological station”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tunheim and Bear Island.
Tunheim
Hamlet
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. Tunheim is situated 7 km southeast of Herwighamna.
Bear Island
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Herwighamna
- Category: weather station
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
74.50354° or 74° 30′ 13″ northLongitude
18.99701° or 18° 59′ 49″ eastOpen location code
CF6WGX3W+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 1123296747OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_stationWikidata ID
Q65297378
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Latvian to Norwegian—“Herwighamna” goes by many names.
- Latvian: “Hērvighamna”
- Norwegian: “Bjørnøya Meteorologiske Stasjon”
- Norwegian: “Björnøya Radio”
- Norwegian: “Herwighamna”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hammerfest huset and Tobiesens Hus.
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