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

Alternatively known as Grit Ridge

The timezone in Grusryggen is Arctic/Longyearbyen
Morning Sunrise at 05:17 and Evening Sunset at 18:44. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 78.2500°, Longitude. 16.8333°

Weather near Grusryggen Last report from Svalbard Lufthavn, 31.3km away

Weather shower(s) in vicinity Temperature: -8°C / 18°F Temperature Below Zero
Wind: 10.4km/h South
Cloud: Few Towering Cumulus at 1500ft

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

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

valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.

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

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.

Accommodation around Grusryggen

Basecamp Fangstmannshotellet Postboks 316, Longyearbyen

Spitsbergen Hotel Longyearbyen, Longyearbyen

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

slope(s) a surface with a relatively uniform slope angle.

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

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

hut a small primitive house.

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

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

gorge(s) a short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley.

waterfall(s) a perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream.

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


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Airports close to Grusryggen

Svalbard longyear(LYR), Svalbard, Norway (31.3km)