Torellneset Explained

Torellneset
Type:Cape
Location:Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway
Map:Svalbard#Arctic
Label:Torellneset
Label Position:right
Coordinates:79.3635°N 20.735°W

Torellneset is a headland at the southwestern side of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The headland is named after geologist Otto Martin Torell. It is located south of the glacier Vegafonna and is the southwestern point of Gustav Adolf Land.[1] [2] Outside the headland is the island of Perthesøya.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard - Jan Mayen . 1988 . 7 . The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute . Stavanger . 82-90653-06-9 . 342 .
  2. Web site: Torellneset (Svalbard) . . 8 July 2013.
  3. Book: Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard - Jan Mayen . 1988 . 7 . The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute . Stavanger . 82-90653-06-9 . 355.