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

Alternatively known as Longyear Glacier

The timezone in Longyearbreen is Arctic/Longyearbyen
Morning Sunrise at Sun never rises on the specified date at the specified location and Evening Sunset at 01:00. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 78.1833°, Longitude. 15.5167°

Weather near Longyearbreen Last report from Svalbard Lufthavn, 7.1km away

Weather Temperature: -9°C / 16°F Temperature Below Zero
Wind: 5.8km/h West/Southwest
Cloud: Few at 3000ft

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

Geographic features & Photographs around Longyearbreen 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.

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.

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

Accommodation around Longyearbreen

Spitsbergen Guesthouse Nybyen, Longyearbyen

Spitsbergen Hotel Longyearbyen, Longyearbyen

Basecamp Fangstmannshotellet Postboks 316, Longyearbyen

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

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

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.

interfluve a relatively undissected upland between adjacent stream valleys.

lakes large inland bodies of standing water.

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

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

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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Svalbard longyear(LYR), Svalbard, Norway (7.1km)