Ymerdalen at southern Bjoernoya, Antarcticfjellet to the right, July 2002

Antarcticfjellet is a mountain range at the island of Bjørnøya of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. The highest peak in the range has a height of 360 m.a.s.l. It is named after the Swedish expedition vessel Antarctic.[1] The mountain range has given name to the geological unit Antarcticfjellet Formation, which is exposed over significant portions of the range.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Antarcticfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Harland, W. Brian (1997). The Geology of Svalbard. London: The Geological Society. p. 218. ISBN 1-897799-93-4.

74°21′54″N 19°04′44″E / 74.365°N 19.079°E / 74.365; 19.079


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