Alkefjellet
| Alkefjellet | |
|---|---|
 Birds at Alkefjellet. | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 79°35′05″N 18°27′39″E / 79.5848°N 18.4608°E / 79.5848; 18.4608 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lomfjordhalvøya in Ny-Friesland, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway |
Alkefjellet is a cliff in Lomfjordhalvøya in Ny-Friesland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard.[1] Alkefjellet is a bird cliff facing towards Hinlopen Strait.[2]
Alkefjellet (‘mount guillemot’) is the nesting location for over 60,000 breeding pairs of Brünnich’s guillemots. The cliffs are made of basalt columns up to100 m high, interspersed with a dark layer – a dolerite intrusion. The molten rock, as it intruded caused the limestone in the contact zone to re-crystalize and form marble.
References
- ^ "Alkefjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ Mehlum, Fridtjof. "Fuglefjell". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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