Svanbergfjellet is a mountain in Olav V Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 1,024 m.a.s.l. and is located east of Billefjorden and west of Akademikarbreen. The mountain is named after Swedish astronomer Jöns Svanberg. A point on the mountain was used as a trigonometric point during the Swedish-Russian Arc-of-Meridian Expedition.[1][2][3]
References edit
- ^ "Svanbergfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Svanbergfjellet". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
- ^ "Akademikarbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
78°40′55″N 18°11′02″E / 78.682°N 18.184°E
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