Backlundtoppen Explained

Backlundtoppen
Map:Svalbard
Highest Location:1068m
Elevation M:1068

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Backlundtoppen (Svalbard) . . 7 November 2013.
  2. Encyclopedia: Norsk Fjelleksikon. Backlundtoppen. Per Roger . Lauritzen . Per Roger Lauritzen . 2009 . Friluftsforlaget . Arendal . Norwegian . 978-82-91-49547-7.
  3. Web site: Akademikarbreen (Svalbard) . . 7 November 2013.

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