Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve

By Bjørn Fossli Johansen (ed.), Jørn Henriksen, Øystein Overrein, Kristin Prestvold

Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve is the most high-Arctic part of Svalbard. The fjords are covered in ice, and drift ice floats around the islands for most of the year. Glaciers cover large areas of the terrain. This is the kingdom of the polar bear and walrus. It has been protected as a nature reserve since 1973.

Map of north-east Svalbard

Larger map

Published April 2009

Landing sites

Nordaustlandet
Sjuøyane
Sorgfjorden

General information

Hinlopenstretet's geology and landscape
Hinlopenstretet's history
Hinlopenstretet's vegetation
Hinlopenstretet's wildlife
Nordaustlandet's geology and landscape
Nordaustlandet's history and cultural remains
Nordaustlandet's vegetation
Nordaustlandet's wildlife

Articles

A little story from Sorgfjorden – about a clay pipe, a cigarette and a little rest
Phipps’ and Parry’s expeditions
Young Nelson's voyage to Sjuøyane

Norwegian Polar Institute
Polar Environmental Centre
NO-9296 Tromsø
NORWAY