Kapp Dunér Explained

Kapp Dunér
Type:Cape
Location:Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway
Map:Svalbard#Arctic
Label:Kapp Dunér
Label Position:right
Coordinates:74.4717°N 18.7499°W

Kapp Dunér is a headland at the island of Bjørnøya of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. It is the westernmost point of Bjørnøya. The point is named after Swedish astronomer Nils Christoffer Dunér.[1]

The site has given name to the geological unit Kapp Dunér Formation, a lithostratigraphic formation of Permian age which consists mainly of dolomites and limestones, with minor components of sandstones and conglomerates.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kapp Dunér (Svalbard) . . 4 June 2014.
  2. Book: Harland, W. Brian . The Geology of Svalbard. 1997 . London . The Geological Society . 1-897799-93-4 . 214 - 215 .
  3. The geological evolution of Bjørnøya, Arctic Norway: implications for the Barents Shelf . David . etal . Worsley. Norwegian Journal of Geology . 2001. 81. 3 . 214 - 220.