Virtual Field Guide - Navigation tables
List of locations, their bioclimatic subzones and features such as vegeation, habitat types and litology.
Click the location name in "Location" in order to visit VFG.
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| Location | Subzone | Key words | Lithology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blomstrandhalvøya | B+ | pH alkaline; weakly continental; high wind exposure; Dryas heath; ridges; meltwater streams and springs | Marble |
| Leinstranda | C- | pH circumneutral; oceanic; mesic tundra; raised beaches; solifluction; polygons | Phyllite/Quartz-carbonate schist/Dolomite |
| Kapp Nathorst | C+ | pH alkaline; continental; devonian sandstone; Dryas heath; Cassiope heath; hummocks; salt marshes with zonation | Sandstone/Marine deposits |
| Hemsedalen | C+ | pH circumneutral; weakly continental; Cassiope heath; erosion; cliffs; bird-manured medow; moss tundra; hummocks; moraines; relict vegetation; erosion; solifluction | Chert/Shale/Sandstone/Limestone/Moraine |
| Flintholmen | C+ | pH circumneutral; weakly continental; former shorelines; lichen communities | Sandstone/Moraine |
| Bohemanneset | C | pH circumneutral; weakly oceanic; shallow mires; wetlands; hummocky micro-topography; ridges | Sandstone/Conglomerate |
| Trygghamna | B | pH circumneutral; weakly ; mesic tundra; solifluction; polygons; recent deglaciation; pioneer vegetation; meltwater influence | Phyllite/Quartzite/Moraine |
| Selmaneset | B | pH circumneutral; oceanic; foldbelt; snow accumulation; ridges; snowbeds; manuring | Chert/Shale/Sandstone/Limestone |
| Kapp Linné | B | pH alkaline - circumneutral; oceanic; raised beach; mesic tundra; manuring; grubbing; fresh water systems; lakes; ponds; polygons | Diamictite/Marine deposits |
| Bjørndalen (Seasonal) | C | pH circumneutral; weakly continental; exposed valley; moss tundra; tallus slopes; ridges; Dryas heath; seasonal variation | Sandstone/Shale/Glacial deposits/Marine deposits |
| Endalen (Seasonal) | C+ | pH circumneutral; weakly continental; sheltered valley; Cassiope heath; Dryas heath; early grass-dominated snowbeds; stabalized riverbeds; wetland; seasonal variation | Sandstone/Shale/Glacial deposits |
| Adventdalen (Seasonal) | C | pH circumneutral; weakly continental; open valley; wetland; mire; Cassiope heath | Glacial deposits/Marine deposits |
| Kapp Johannesen | A-/B | pH circumneutral; oceanic; high disturbance; late snowbeds; polar desert; ridges | Shale/Siltstone/Sandstone |
| Midterhuken | B | pH circumneutral; oceanic; manuring; bird cliff meadow; moss tundra | Phyllite/Quartzite |
| Calypsostranda | B | pH alkaline; oceanic; raised beach; mesic tundra; polygons; glacier foreland; moraine; succession | Moraine/Sandstone |
| Stuphallet | B | pH circumneutral; oceanic; manuring; bird cliff meadow; moss tundra; tallus slopes | Limestone/Dolomite/Carbonate/Sandstone/Conglomerate/Shale/Glaci-fluvial deposits |
| Knudsenheia | B | pH circumneutral; oceanic; goose ponds, bird manured tundra, moss tundra | Moraine/Marine deposits |
| Midtre Lovénbreen | B | pH circumneutral; oceanic; glacial forland; patterned ground; plant colonization; pioneer plant species | Glacial deposits |
| Ny-Ålesund | Research town | ||
| Svea | Former mining settlement | ||
| Billefjorden | Virtual Marine Guide | A tour onboard the Research Vessel Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen to retrieve benthos samples in Billefjorden | |
| R/V Helmer Hanssen | Virtual Marine Guide | A tour onboard the Research Vessel Helmer Hanssen on a journey nearby Ny-Ålesund |
What is a bioclimatic subzone? Read about it here.