Abiotic features

Bioclimatic subzone

A

B

C+

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 types

Naturtyper i Norge (NiN): T3 - Fjellhei, leside og tundra , T9 - Mosetundra , BS-2JA-8 - Morenejord


Lithology

Hemsil: Chert, siliceous shale, sandstone, limestone, glaci-fluvial deposit and moraine closer to the sea.

Flintholmen: Devonian sandstone, marine and fluvial deposits on the cape and along shore line.

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Geological map over Hemsil and Flintholmen (GeoSvalbard). Map data © Norwegian Polar Institute.