Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve

By Øystein Overrein (ed.), Jørn Henriksen, Bjørn Fossli Johansen, Kristin Prestvold

Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve is the most high-Arctic part of Svalbard. The fjords are covered in ice, and drift ice floats around the islands for most of the year. Glaciers cover large areas of the terrain. This is the kingdom of the polar bear and walrus. It has been protected as a nature reserve since 1973.

From Vaigattbogen in southern Hinlopenstretet towards the mountain Eremitten. The icebergs are calved from Hinlopenbreen.

Map of north-east Svalbard

Updated May 2015

Landing sites

Nordaustlandet
Sjuøyane
Sorgfjorden

General information

Hinlopenstretet's geology and landscape
Hinlopenstretet's history
Hinlopenstretet's vegetation
Hinlopenstretet's wildlife
Nordaustlandet's geology and landscape
Nordaustlandet's history and cultural remains
Nordaustlandet's vegetation
Nordaustlandet's wildlife

Articles

A little story from Sorgfjorden – about a clay pipe, a cigarette and a little rest
Phipps’ and Parry’s expeditions
Young Nelson's voyage to Sjuøyane

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