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Lovénberget is a mountain in
Ny-Friesland Ny-Friesland is the land area between Wijdefjorden and Hinlopen Strait on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The area is named after the Dutch province of Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia ...
at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located on Lomfjordhalvøya. Lovénberget is among the largest
bird cliff Bird cliffs, or nesting cliffs, are steep cliffs with numerous small shelves which serve as nesting locations for bird colonies. Bird cliffs are found on islands in the North Atlantic and Arctic, such as the Faroe Islands, Iceland, the Svalbard ...
s of Svalbard, the steep cliffs with heights of more than 400 meters facing east towards
Hinlopen Strait The Hinlopen Strait ( no, Hinlopenstretet) is the strait between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet in Svalbard, Norway. It is long and wide. The strait is difficult to pass because of pack ice. It is believed to have been named after Thijmen J ...
. It is named after Swedish zoologist Sven Ludvig Lovén.


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Seabird colonies Mountains of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-mountain-stub