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The timezone in Taksteinen is Arctic/Longyearbyen
Morning Sunrise at 03:55 and Evening Sunset at 19:01. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 78.3167°, Longitude. 21.4000° , Elevation. 532m

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Geographic features & Photographs around Taksteinen 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.

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.

valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.

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

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

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

pond a small standing waterbody.

plateau an elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams.

cape a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction.

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.

lake a large inland body of standing water.

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

hut a small primitive house.

icecap a dome-shaped mass of glacial ice covering an area of mountain summits or other high lands; smaller than an ice sheet.

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

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

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

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

marine channel that part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable.


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