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Alternatively known as Castle Rock, Faestninga, Fastningen, Forteresse, Fortress, Fästningen, Fæstninga, Island Festningen, Mys Krepost, Sandstenskammen

The timezone in Festningen 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. 78.1000°, Longitude. 13.9667°

Weather near Festningen Last report from Svalbard Lufthavn, 38.2km away

Weather No significant weather Temperature: -4°C / 25°F Temperature Below Zero
Wind: 10.4km/h East/Southeast
Cloud: Sky Clear

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

Geographic features & Photographs around Festningen in Svalbard (general), Svalbard and Jan Mayen

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

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.

bight(s) an open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline.

Accommodation around Festningen

Spitsbergen Guesthouse Nybyen, Longyearbyen

Spitsbergen Hotel Longyearbyen, Longyearbyen

Basecamp Fangstmannshotellet Postboks 316, Longyearbyen

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

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

lake a large inland body of standing water.

mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.

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.

bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

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

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

cove(s) a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay.

hut a small primitive house.

basin a depression more or less equidimensional in plan and of variable extent.

channel the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows.

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

points tapering pieces of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

bench a long, narrow bedrock platform bounded by steeper slopes above and below, usually overlooking a waterbody.

plain(s) an extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area.

lakes large inland bodies of standing water.

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

rocks conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.


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Svalbard longyear(LYR), Svalbard, Norway (38.2km)