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

Alternatively known as Alk Point, Alk-Spitze

The timezone in Alkepynten 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. 78.2167°, Longitude. 13.8667°

Weather near Alkepynten Last report from Svalbard Lufthavn, 36.7km away

Weather light snow Temperature: -1°C / 30°F Temperature Below Zero
Wind: 25.3km/h East
Cloud: Few at 1000ft Broken at 2000ft

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

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

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

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.

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.

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lake a large inland body of standing water.

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

valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.

lakes large inland bodies of standing water.

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

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

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

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.

nunatak a rock or mountain peak protruding through glacial ice.

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

basin a depression more or less equidimensional in plan and of variable extent.

channel the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows.

moraine a mound, ridge, or other accumulation of glacial till.

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

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].

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

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


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Airports close to Alkepynten

Svalbard longyear(LYR), Svalbard, Norway (36.7km)