Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
14,467km²
Area
1,289km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
764m
Highest point
Snøtoppen
0
People
1°C
Warmest sea
August
891km
To the mainland
When to go to Nordaustlandet
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (1 °C) and coolest in April (-1 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in the Svalbard archipelago
Nordaustlandet is an island in Norway. It belongs to Svalbard. It covers 14,467 km², with 1,289 km of coastline. Its highest point, Snøtoppen, rises to 764 m. Nobody lives on it. The nearest mainland is 891 km away.
Getting there
- 891 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Nordaustlandet.
- 1named peaksCelsiusberget
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Nordaustlandet in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Nordaustlandet, each with its own numbers.
20beaches and covesCoastya
44mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
764m
Snøtoppen
according to Peakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
1.7°C
Kervelbukta
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
20 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Kervelbuktacove1.7°C
- Snaddvikacove1.5°C
- Klerckbuktacove1.2°C
- Kinnvikacove1.5°C
- Thank God Baycove0.9°C
- Kræmerbuktacove0.9°C
- Botnvikacove0.6°C
- Djupkilencove0.6°C
12 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
44 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Snøtoppen764m
- Sabineberget440m
- Coxfjellet175m
- Basisfjellet
- Binneyfjellet
- Franklinfjellet
- Havsula
- Goodenoughfjellet
36 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 329 m above the sea. 33 % of it is below 200 m.
- 12 %0–50 m
- 21 %50–200 m
- 41 %200–500 m
- 26 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
100 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | -12 | -13 | -16 | -12 | -6 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -6 | -9 | -11 |
| Night low (°C) | -17 | -18 | -21 | -16 | -9 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -9 | -13 | -15 |
| Sea (°C) | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain (mm) | 57 | 51 | 50 | 40 | 39 | 47 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 |
| Wet days | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
| Sun h/day | — | 0.9 | 5.8 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Wind (km/h) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | −1.0 | −1.1 | −0.9 | −0.8 | −0.8 | −0.9 | −1.5 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +1.0 | −0.8 |
| 2021 | −0.6 | −0.9 | −0.8 | −0.7 | −0.8 | −0.7 | −1.0 | −1.0 | −0.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | −0.7 |
| 2022 | −0.8 | −1.0 | −0.8 | −0.8 | −0.8 | −0.5 | +3.0 | +2.7 | +2.0 | +1.5 | +1.4 | +0.4 |
| 2023 | −0.5 | −0.7 | −0.8 | −0.8 | −0.9 | −0.9 | −0.1 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +0.6 | −0.7 | −0.9 |
| 2024 | −1.0 | −1.0 | −0.9 | −0.7 | −0.8 | −0.5 | +1.3 | +3.0 | +2.9 | +1.9 | +1.4 | +0.2 |
| 2025 | −0.6 | −0.8 | −0.6 | −0.6 | −0.6 | +0.5 | +2.7 | +2.6 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +2.1 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q207374) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
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