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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. It is the site of Barentsburg Heliport, Heerodden.

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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

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

78°06′14″N 14°11′50″E / 78.1038°N 14.1971°E / 78.1038; 14.1971