Hotellneset

Hotellneset

Hotellneset ("Hotel Point") is a peninsula 1 to 2 kilometres (0.62 to 1.24 mi) north-west of Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, sticking out into Adventfjorden.[1] It is the location of Svalbard Airport, Longyear and the port for shipping of coal from Longyearbyen. Above Hotellneset is Platåberget, which is the location for Svalbard Satellite Station.

References

  1. ↑ "Hotellneset". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 27 March 2010.

Coordinates: 78°15.0′N 15°29.5′E / 78.2500°N 15.4917°E / 78.2500; 15.4917

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