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Alternatively known as De Inham Horn, Hoorisond, Hoorn Bay, Hoorn Sondt, Hoornbaye, Hoornsche-Haven, Horensond, Horensont, Horizond Baay, Horizontbay, Horn Sond, Horn Sound, Horne Sound, Ore Sond, Sarvisalmi, Sound de la Corne, Zaliv Rogovyj

The timezone in Hornsund is Arctic/Longyearbyen
Morning Sunrise at 01:45 and Evening Sunset at 22:07. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 76.9667°, Longitude. 15.4667°

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

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

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.

lake a large inland body of standing water.

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

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

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

beach a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves.

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

nunatak a rock or mountain peak protruding through glacial ice.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

shoal(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material.

lakes large inland bodies of standing water.

rocks conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.

shore a narrow zone bordering a waterbody which covers and uncovers at high and low water, respectively.


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