Heerodden

Heerodden is a cape at the southern side of Isfjorden, on the eastern side of the outlet of Grønfjorden, in Nordenskiöld Land on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Swiss paleobotanist Oswald Heer.[1] It is the site of Barentsburg Heliport, Heerodden.[2]

The headland and the airport as seen from Isfjorden

References
  1. "Heerodden (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  2. Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 225–226. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.


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