Gipsdalen is a large valley in Bünsow Land, between Billefjord and Tempelfjord.
The large peninsula between Billefjord and Sassenfjord / Tempelfjord is called Bünsow Land. This is one of the most scenic areas of Spitsbergen.
The large Gipsdalen valley runs through the centre of Bünsow Land. It has some interesting scenic, geological and historical features: The water solubility of the carbonate rocks causes them to dissolve underground. Geomorphologically, this leads to karst formation, which can include caves and, through their collapse, sinkholes (collapse funnels on the surface, also known as dolines). Rivers can run underground in places. There are no known caves in Gipsdalen, but it can be assumed that there are some underground.
The wide, beautiful Gipsdalen is part of the usual winter route from Longyearbyen to the north, that is to Pyramiden or to Wijdefjord or to northeastern Spitsbergen: Newtontoppen, Atomfjella or Verlegenhuken. Here the moraine of Burn Murdochbreen.
The Scottish SSS (Scottish Spitsbergen Syndicate), in which the well-known Scottish polar explorer William Speirs Bruce was involved, explored coal deposits in Gipsdalen in the early 20th century. A few ruined huts, also far from the coast in the valley, and a rusty tractor on the shore still bear witness to this. However, there was no mining.
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Norwegens arktischer Norden (1): Spitzbergen
Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German. [shop url="https://shop.spitzbergen.de/en/polar-books/70-norwegens-arktischer-norden-1-aerial-arctic-9783937903262.html"] ← Back
Lofoten, Jan Mayen and Spitsbergen from the air - Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German, but there is very little text, so I am sure that you will enjoy it regardless which languages you read (or not).
The companion book for the Svalbardhytter poster. The poster visualises the diversity of Spitsbergen‘s huts and their stories in a range of Arctic landscapes. The book tells the stories of the huts in three languages.
Comprehensive guidebook about Spitsbergen. Background (wildlife, plants, geology, history etc.), practical information including travelling seasons, how to travel, description of settlements, routes and regions.
Join an exciting journey with dog, skis and tent through the wintery wastes of East Greenland! We were five guys and a dog when we started in Ittoqqortoormiit, the northernmost one of two settlements on Greenland’s east coast.
12 postcards which come in a beautifully designed tray. Beautiful images from South Georgia across Antarctica from the Antarctic Peninsula to the Ross Sea and up to Macquarie Island and Campbell Island.