Backlundtoppen
Backlundtoppen is located in Svalbard
Backlundtoppen
Backlundtoppen
Highest point
Elevation1,068 m (3,504 ft)
Coordinates78°43′05″N 18°13′09″E / 78.7181°N 18.2193°E / 78.7181; 18.2193

Backlundtoppen is a mountain in Olav V Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 1,068 m.a.s.l. and is located east of Billefjorden and west of Akademikarbreen. The mountain is named after Swedish-Russian astronomer Johan Oskar Backlund. It hosted a trigonometric station during the Swedish-Russian Arc-of-Meridian Expedition.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Backlundtoppen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Backlundtoppen". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
  3. ↑ "Akademikarbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2013.



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