Abiotic features - Bjørndalen

Bioclimatic subzone

In bioclimatic subzone C, you would have a mean summer temprature of 5-7C° and 75-150 vascular plant species.

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Vegetation / Habitat types

• Wind exposed dry ridges
• Snowbed
• Meltwater runoffs
• Bird cliffs

Naturtyper i Norge (NiN):
T7 - Snøleie , T14 - Rabbe

Lithology

Mostly sandstone (yellow) with a mix of shale, siltstone and sandstone (green) at the entry of the valley.
NW has a spot of marine deposits, and the river is filled with glacial deposits.

Open this locations on GeoSvalbard , or use the map bellow:

Geological map over Bjørndalen. Map source GeoSvalbard © Norwegian Polar Institute.