Grunnvågen and Kikutodden are located in Sørkapp Land close to the southernmost point of the main island Spitsbergen. As the name Grunnvågen (“Shallow bay”) suggests, the coastal waters are shallow far out into the sea, and they are poorly charted. Even smaller boats like SV Antigua have to keep a distance of a nautical mile or so, and it is a long Zodiac ride to the shore. A large, open bay like Grunnvågen does not provide any shelter at all, so it not a good idea to attempt a landing here unless the weather conditions are really perfect.
Those few visitors who may nevertheless get here will find a wide-open coastal plain with small creeks and wetland areas with green moss patches in an otherwise rather barren tundra area. Pieces of driftwood and the occasional whalebone are lying on the beach.
Kikutodden
On the eastern end of the bay Grunnvågen, there is a small, rocky peninsula called Kikutodden (“View point”). Kikutodden is composed of steeply dipping layers of hard sediment. These are continued under water, forming a large number of rocky reefs in this area.
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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.