Traveling Luck for Vestpynten Svalbard (general), Svalbard and Jan Mayen Svalbard and Jan Mayen flag

Alternatively known as West Point

The timezone in Vestpynten is Arctic/Longyearbyen
Morning Sunrise at 01:00 and Evening Sunset at Sun never sets on the specified date at the specified location. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 78.2500°, Longitude. 15.4333°

Weather near Vestpynten Last report from Svalbard Lufthavn, 0.9km away

Weather shower(s) in vicinity Temperature: 0°C / 32°F
Wind: 11.5km/h Southeast
Cloud: Few at 1000ft Scattered at 3000ft Broken at 4000ft

Satellite map of Vestpynten and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Vestpynten 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.

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

Accommodation around Vestpynten

Radisson Blu Polar Hotel Spitsbergen Road 500, Longyearbyen

Basecamp Fangstmannshotellet Postboks 316, Longyearbyen

Spitsbergen Hotel Longyearbyen, Longyearbyen

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.

fjord a long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arm of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts.

camp(s) a site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use.

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.

spur(s) a subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation.

abandoned populated place a ghost town.

hut a small primitive house.

monument a commemorative structure or statue.

mountains a mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges.

capital of a political entity the capital of the country or state.

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.

road cut an excavation cut through a hill or ridge for a road.

lakes large inland bodies of standing water.

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.

peninsula an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water.

house(s) a building used as a human habitation.

peak a pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature.

bog(s) a wetland characterized by peat forming sphagnum moss, sedge, and other acid-water plants.

lake a large inland body of standing water.


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Airports close to Vestpynten

Svalbard longyear(LYR), Svalbard, Norway (0.9km)