Orustdalen

Orustdalen
Orustdalen valley in the background of the Systemafjellet mountain
Orustdalen is located in Svalbard
Orustdalen
Orustdalen
Nordenskiöld Land, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Orustdalen is located in Arctic
Orustdalen
Orustdalen
Orustdalen (Arctic)
Length5 km (3.1 mi)
Width2 km (1.2 mi)
Geography
Coordinates77°56′10″N 13°57′36″E / 77.93611°N 13.96000°E / 77.93611; 13.96000 

Orustdalen is a valley in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Swedish island of Orust in the province of Bohuslän. The valley has a length of about five kilometers and a width of two kilometers. It is located south of the mountains of Qvigstadfjellet, Christensenfjella and Systemafjellet.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Orustdalen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. ^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 217–218. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.


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