Brogniartfjella

Brogniartfjella is a mountain ridge in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The ridge is located at the north side of Van Keulenfjorden.^[1] It has a length of about eight kilometers, and its highest peak is 904 m.a.s.l. The ridge is named after French paleontologist Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart. First known ascent dates from 1920.^[2] The valley of Wittrockdalen separates Brogniartfjella from Wittrockfjellet.^[3]

References

^ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Brogniartfjella". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
^ "Brogniartfjella (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^ "Wittrockdalen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

77°34′30″N 15°52′52″E / 77.575°N 15.881°E / 77.575; 15.881

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[1] Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Brogniartfjella". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.

[2] "Brogniartfjella (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

[3] "Wittrockdalen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 24 February 2015.