Nature reserve
Gåsøyane fuglereservat
Gåsøyane fuglereservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of -14 m. Helvetiafjellet stands 1,079 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Grønsteinfjellet, a peak 7.5 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973-07-01
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sysselmesteren på Svalbard
How to reach it
Coordinates78.45473, 16.22039
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Grønsteinfjellet: 7.5 mi
- Marhøgda: 7.8 mi
- Botneheinosa: 8.6 mi
- Knerten: 9.3 mi
- Wimanfjellet: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Pyramiden sign: 13.9 mi
- Ленин: 13.9 mi
- Арктиуголь Шпицберген: 14.0 mi
- МИРУ МИР: 14.4 mi
- Taubanesentralen: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 8
- Sjampanjeglass: 16.6 mi
- Polar bear road sign: 17.9 mi
- Svalbard Husky: 18.0 mi
- Camp Barentz: 19.6 mi
- Svalbard Husky: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 4
- Signboard: 17.6 mi
- Polar Bear: 17.9 mi
- Perpetual Repercussion: 18.2 mi
- Perpetual Repercussion: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Hyperittfossen: 8.4 mi
- Sjursethfossen: 14.8 mi
- Frozen waterfall: 18.5 mi
Museums: 3
- North Pole Expedition Museum: 17.8 mi
- Svalbard Museum: 17.9 mi
- WildPhoto Travel: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Gåsøyane fuglereservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helvetiafjellet | S 179° | 1,079 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sætherfjellet | N 359° | 1,036 m | 19.3 mi |
| Uriryggen | S 181° | 1,001 m | 15.7 mi |
| Kilen | N 356° | 1,000 m | 20.0 mi |
| Tellryggen | S 183° | 993 m | 14.9 mi |
| Midnattssoltoppen | S 186° | 989 m | 12.8 mi |
| Konusen | SSW 207° | 988 m | 10.8 mi |
| Hovgården | S 187° | 987 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 05:51 | 15:52 | 18:15 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 16:52 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Arctic/Longyearbyen).
- Atlantic Puffin4 obs
- Thick-billed Murre2 obs
- Polar Bear2 obs
- Caribou2 obs
- Rock Ptarmigan1 obs
- Northern Fulmar1 obs
- Black Guillemot1 obs
- Bearded Seal1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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