Colesbukta

Colesbukta is a bay at the southern side of , in Nordenskiöld Land at , . The bay is about 4.5 kilometers wide. A railway for coal transport was earlier operated between Grumantbyen and shipment facilities in Colesbukta.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: bay in Svalbard
  • Also known as: Coles Bay” and “Colesdalen

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rusanovodden Cabin.

House
is a house.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grumant.

Hamlet
is a former Soviet company town in , Norway, established in 1912 and abandoned in 1965. The population—including Coles Bay, which served the settlement's port—peaked at 1,106 in 1951. is situated 7 km north of Colesbukta.

Colesbukta

Latitude
78.11663° or 78° 6′ 60″ north
Longitude
15.02224° or 15° 1′ 20″ east
Open location code
CFCQ428C+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 501142759
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q1108175
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Colesbukta” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Colesbukta
  • Dutch: Colesbukta
  • Dutch: Oegolnaja Boechta
  • French: Colesbukta
  • German: Colesbukta
  • Italian: Colesbukta
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Coles Bay
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Colesbukta
  • Norwegian: Colesbukta
  • Swedish: Colesbukta

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tenndammen and Nathorstfjellet.

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