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

Alternatively known as Grand Vallee, Grand Vallée

The timezone in Skansdalen is Arctic/Longyearbyen
Morning Sunrise at 07:07 and Evening Sunset at 16:16. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 78.5500°, Longitude. 16.0500°

Weather near Skansdalen Last report from Svalbard Lufthavn, 36.5km away

Weather Temperature: -4°C / 25°F Temperature Below Zero
Wind: 9.2km/h Southeast
Cloud: Few at 1400ft Broken at 4000ft

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

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

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

valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.

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 Skansdalen

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.

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

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

pass a break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap].

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

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

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

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

hut a small primitive house.

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

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

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

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

region an area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics.

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

rocks conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.


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Airports close to Skansdalen

Svalbard longyear(LYR), Svalbard, Norway (36.5km)