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Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 78.23° N, 15.63° E
The World Port Index classes Longyearbyen as a natural coastal harbor on the Greenland Sea. It records a cargo pier depth of 7.9 m. Norfolk is 6,050 km away in a straight line.
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Max vessel length
- 333 m
- From Norfolk
- 6,050 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 333 m and a maximum draft of 7.1 m.
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.9 m
- Tidal range
- 3 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 333 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 7.1 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, breakbulk and solid bulk.
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- No
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
Services and supplies
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- US exports, 2025
- $570KLed by electrical machinery and equipment
- US imports, 2025
- $19KLed by special classification provisions
Top goods, trade terms and port guides for Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.