Teltvika
NorvègeUnguardedVerified listing
Kapp Duner
The place
Teltvika ("Tent Bay") on the island of Bjørnøya (Bear Island), Svalbard (Barents Sea, Norway), at a true altitude of ~15 m (the recorded 0 m needs correcting). Part of the continuous Bjørnøya cluster (batches 237-261). A former anchorage used by whalers/walrus hunters in the 17th-19th centuries. Nature reserve since 2002, a bird sanctuary for guillemots/fulmars. Arctic tundra.
The setting
Bjørnøya, Svalbard, 74°N, Norway, altitude recorded as 0 m in error, ~15 m actual, continuous cluster batches 237-261, whalers/walrus hunters 17th-19th centuries, reserve since 2002, guillemots/fulmars.
What you'll find
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