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Ossian Sars naturreservat

Ossian Sars naturreservat from directly overhead

Ossian Sars naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. Krymlefjellet stands 1,085 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Nielsenfjellet, a peak 5.5 miles away. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2003-09-26

What to expect

Operated by
Sysselmesteren på Svalbard

How to reach it

Coordinates78.93672, 12.51415

33 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
  • Nielsenfjellet: 5.5 mi
  • Haavimbjellet: 5.9 mi
  • Irgensfjellet: 6.3 mi
  • Sherdahlfjellet: 7.4 mi
  • Berteltoppen: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Grotteveggen: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ossian Sars naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KrymlefjelletSE 146°1,085 m21.8 mi
NielsenfjelletSSW 205°880 m5.5 mi
DevikfjelletSSE 149°860 m23.6 mi
BerteltoppenWSW 243°787 m8.1 mi
HaavimbjelletSW 227°782 m5.9 mi
SkifertoppenSW 234°761 m8.6 mi
SteenfjelletWSW 241°738 m9.6 mi
SchetelifjeletW 267°719 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:0616:0118:31
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:3817:0119:29
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Arctic/Longyearbyen).

  • Black-legged Kittiwake7 obs
  • Rock Ptarmigan6 obs
  • Caribou6 obs
  • Glaucous Gull5 obs
  • Arctic Fox5 obs
  • Polar Bear4 obs
  • Moss Campion4 obs
  • Eight-petal Mountain-Avens4 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/231394347

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