Woodfjorddalen Explained

Woodfjorddalen is a valley in Andrée Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It forms a southeastward continuation of the fjord Woodfjorden.[1] The upper part of the valley is covered by the glacier Abrahamsenbreen.[2] At the lower part of the valley is the flat sand and clay area Poninskiøyra and the hill Tantalushaugen.[3] [4] A side valley to the south is Piræusdalen, six kilometers from the head of Woodfjorden.[5] North of the valley is the mountain group Vaktarfjella, with a length of about eleven kilometers.[6]

References

79.229°N 14.208°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woodfjorddalen (Svalbard) . . 27 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Abrahamsenbreen (Svalbard) . . 7 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Poninskiøyra (Svalbard) . . 7 October 2013.
  4. Web site: Tantalushaugen (Svalbard) . . 7 October 2013.
  5. Web site: Piræusdalen (Svalbard) . . 7 October 2013.
  6. Web site: Vaktarfjella (Svalbard) . . 7 October 2013.