Hambergfjellet Explained

Hambergfjellet is a mountain at the island of Bjørnøya of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. It has a height of 440 m.a.s.l. The mountain is named after Swedish geographer and Arctic explorer Axel Hamberg.[1] The mountain has given name to the geological unit Hambergfjellet Formation, which complete section exposures from the cliffs of Hambergfjellet and Alfredfjellet.[2] [3]

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74.353°N 19.031°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hambergfjellet (Svalbard) . . 27 May 2014.
  2. Book: Harland, W. Brian . The Geology of Svalbard. 1997 . London . The Geological Society . 1-897799-93-4 . 213 - 214 .
  3. The geological evolution of Bjørnøya, Arctic Norway: implications for the Barents Shelf . David . etal . Worsley. Norwegian Journal of Geology . 2001. 81. 3 . 200, 220 - 222.

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