Nathorst Land is a peninsula located on Spitsbergen, between Van Keulenfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden.

Nathorst Land is the land area between Van Keulenfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard.[1]

The area is named after Alfred Gabriel Nathorst.[2]

The Aspelintoppen mountain is the highest peak in Nathorst Land.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Kjærnet, Torfinn. "Nathorst Land". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Nathorst Land (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Nathorst Land". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.

77°38′00″N 16°12′15″E / 77.63333°N 16.20417°E / 77.63333; 16.20417


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