Keilhaufjellet Explained

Keilhaufjellet
Elevation M:660
Location:Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Map:Arctic
Coordinates:76.6285°N 16.9032°W
First Ascent:25 May 1900 by A. S. Wassiliew

Keilhaufjellet is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 660 m.a.s.l. The mountain is named after Norwegian geologist Baltazar Mathias Keilhau. Keilhaufjellet was the southernmost triangulation point established during the Swedish-Russian Arc-of-Meridian Expedition (from 1899).[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keilhaufjellet (Svalbard) . . 25 July 2013.
  2. Book: Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard - Jan Mayen . 1988 . 7 . The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute . Stavanger . 82-90653-06-9 . 192 .