Størmerfjellet
| Størmerfjellet | ||
|---|---|---|
| height | 1298 moh. | |
| location | Ny-Friesland , Svalbard | |
| Dominance | 1.74 km → Pre-summit of Jelstrupfjellet | |
| Notch height | 270 m | |
| Coordinates | 79 ° 2 '25 " N , 16 ° 42' 12" E | |
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| Type | Rock peaks | |
| rock | granite | |
| Age of the rock | Obersilur | |
The Størmerfjellet is a 1,298 meter high mountain of Svalbard -Archipels in the Arctic Ocean .
Origin of the name
Størmerfjellet was named after the Norwegian mathematician and geophysicist Frederik Carl Mülertz Størmer (1874–1957). The name was suggested by geologist Walter Brian Harland (1917-2003) when he published a map of Svalbard in 1952 .
Location and surroundings
Størmerfjellet is located in the northeast of the main island Spitsbergen in the southwest of Ny-Friesland . It is located immediately east of the Austfjorden , the southern part of the Wijdefjorden , and is enclosed by the two glaciers Smutsbreen and Cambreen.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Størmerfjellet on Peakbagger.com (English)
- ↑ a b Størmerfjellet . In: The Place Names of Svalbard (first edition 1942). Norsk Polarinstitutt , Oslo 2001, ISBN 82-90307-82-9 (English, Norwegian).