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Alternatively known as 't Walvisch Eijland, Great Stone Island, Groote Steen, Grosse Steininsel, Ile de la Grosse Pierre, Presqu'ile Suecia, Presqu'ile de Piere, Presqu'île Suecia, Presqu'île de Piere, Shoal-Point-Land, Stora Sten On, Stora Sten Ön

The timezone in Storsteinhalvoya is Arctic/Longyearbyen
Morning Sunrise at 05:00 and Evening Sunset at 18:13. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 80.1167°, Longitude. 18.5000°

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

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

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

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

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

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

islands tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

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.

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

valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.

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

snowfield an area of permanent snow and ice forming the accumulation area of a glacier.

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.

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

bar a shallow ridge or mound of coarse unconsolidated material in a stream channel, at the mouth of a stream, estuary, or lagoon and in the wave-break zone along coasts.

marine channel that part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable.

cliff(s) a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.


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