Amsterdam Island (Amsterdamøya), Svalbard, Norway — CruisePort Map
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Numbered points of interest near the cruise terminal. Red = walkable sights · Amber = excursions farther out · P = cruise terminal.
Map Key
- 1Historic SiteCircular stone foundations of 17th-century Dutch whale-oil rendering ovens from Europe's northernmost whaling settlement, active from 1614 to the 1660s.
- 2Historic SiteA cluster of roughly 100 shallow graves marking whalers who died wintering over at Smeerenburg in the 1630s, preserved by permafrost.
- 3Wildlife SiteA beach on Amsterdamøya where Atlantic walruses regularly haul out near the old whaling ruins, a reliable sighting spot for expedition landings.
- PCruise port / terminal