Kaffiøyra | |
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![]() Kaffiøyra viewed from the
Nicolaus Copernicus University Polar Station | |
Coordinates: 78°38′N 11°59′E / 78.64°N 11.98°E | |
Country | Norway |
Archipelago | Svalbard |
Kaffiøyra (Coffee Plain) is a coastal plain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
The plain has a length of about thirteen kilometers, extending from Aavatsmarkbreen southwards to Oliverbreen. [1] Kaffiøyra is crossed by several brooks originating from glaciers, [1] including Øyrnesbekken which flows from Irenebreen to Øyrnes. [2] Among headlands along the plain are Snipeodden, Øyrnes, Tjørnnes and Snippen. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The Nicolaus Copernicus University Polar Station, a base for research in climatology, glaciology, hydrology and geomorphology, is located in the northern part of the plain. [7]
Kaffiøyra | |
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![]() Kaffiøyra viewed from the
Nicolaus Copernicus University Polar Station | |
Coordinates: 78°38′N 11°59′E / 78.64°N 11.98°E | |
Country | Norway |
Archipelago | Svalbard |
Kaffiøyra (Coffee Plain) is a coastal plain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
The plain has a length of about thirteen kilometers, extending from Aavatsmarkbreen southwards to Oliverbreen. [1] Kaffiøyra is crossed by several brooks originating from glaciers, [1] including Øyrnesbekken which flows from Irenebreen to Øyrnes. [2] Among headlands along the plain are Snipeodden, Øyrnes, Tjørnnes and Snippen. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The Nicolaus Copernicus University Polar Station, a base for research in climatology, glaciology, hydrology and geomorphology, is located in the northern part of the plain. [7]