Tourist value of selected regions of Spitsbergen

The paper presents different attractions of Spitsbergen: geological, geomorphological and glaciological objects and processes, as well as industrial sites especially connected with coalmining, which constitute the group of geotourist attractions in Hornsund, Isfjorden and North East Land. It also de...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dolnicki, Piotr, Gawor, Łukasz
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Polish
Published: Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie 2012
Subjects:
geo
Online Access:https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/471723.pdf
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/471723
Description
Summary:The paper presents different attractions of Spitsbergen: geological, geomorphological and glaciological objects and processes, as well as industrial sites especially connected with coalmining, which constitute the group of geotourist attractions in Hornsund, Isfjorden and North East Land. It also describes logistic and infrastructure conditions in Svalbard. The evaluation of possibilities to develop geotourism in Spitsbergen is included as well.