Andrée Land (Svalbard) Explained

Andrée Land is the land area between Wijdefjorden and Woodfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard in Arctic Norway.[1] Limited in the south by a line from Woodfjorden through Vonbreen to Holtedahlfonna eastwards to the upper part of Abrahamsenbreen through Ruskbreen, Millarpasset, Lisbetbreen and Vestfjorddalen to Vestfjorden.

The area is named after Swedish engineer and polar explorer Salomon August Andrée.[2]

References

79.3678°N 14.7053°W

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Andrée Land – halvøy på Svalbard. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 13 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Andrée Land . Norwegian Polar Institute. 11 October 2017 .