Krosspynten

Krosspynten is a headland at the western side of Wijdefjorden in Andrée Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The branch Vestfjorden mouths into Wijdefjorden at Krosspynten.[1]

Krosspynten is included in the Indre Wijdefjorden National Park. A trapper's cabin which was built at Krosspynten in 1910 has been relocated to a museum in Tromsø.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Krosspynten (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Aasheim, Stein P. (2008). Norges nasjonalparker: Svalbard (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 130. ISBN 978-82-05-37128-6.

Coordinates: 79°12′26″N 15°44′27″E / 79.2071°N 15.7408°E / 79.2071; 15.7408

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