Longyearbyen, Svalbard (general), Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Also known as Longyear-byen, Longyearbyen, ロングイェールビーン
The timezone in Longyearbyen is Arctic/Longyearbyen
Sunrise at Sun never rises on the specified date at the specified location and Sunset at 01:00. It's light
Latitude. 78.2166667°, Longitude. 15.6333333°
Weather near
Longyearbyen; Report from Svalbard Lufthavn, 5.1km away
Weather :
Temperature: 2°C / 35.6°F
Wind: 17.3km/h South/Southeast
Cloud: Few at 1500ft Scattered at 3000ft Broken at 7000ft
Where is Longyearbyen?
Geographic features & Photographs around Longyearbyen, in Svalbard (general), Svalbard and Jan Mayen
valley; an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.
mountain; an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
stream; a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
glacier(s); a mass of ice, usually at high latitudes or high elevations, with sufficient thickness to flow away from the source area in lobes, tongues, or masses.
hut; a small primitive house.
point; a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.
spur(s); a subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation.
populated place; a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
camp(s); a site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use.
peak; a pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature.
lakes; large inland bodies of standing water.
monument; a commemorative structure or statue.
airport; a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
hill; a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.
peninsula; an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water.
lagoon; a shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature.
interfluve; a relatively undissected upland between adjacent stream valleys.
bog(s); a wetland characterized by peat forming sphagnum moss, sedge, and other acid-water plants.
capital of a political entity; the capital of the country or state.
ridge(s); a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.
fjord; a long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arm of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts.
house(s); a building used as a human habitation.
plain(s); an extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area.
road cut; an excavation cut through a hill or ridge for a road.
lake; a large inland body of standing water.
Airports close to Longyearbyen
Svalbard longyear(LYR), Svalbard, Norway (5.1km)
Flights on budget airlines, connecting to Svalbard longyear
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