Alfredfjellet is a mountain at the island of Bjørnøya of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. It has a height of 420 m.a.s.l. The mountain is named after Swedish geologist and Arctic explorer Alfred Gabriel Nathorst.[1] Geologically, the upper part of the mountain consists of the Permian Miseryfjellet Formation,[2] while the underlying Hambergfjellet Formation (by some authors named Alfredfjellet Formation) displays complete section exposures from the cliffs of Alfredfjellet (as well as Hambergfjellet).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Alfredfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Worsley, David; et al. (2001). "The geological evolution of Bjørnøya, Arctic Norway: implications for the Barents Shelf". Norwegian Journal of Geology. 81 (3): 199.
  3. ↑ Harland, W. Brian (1997). The Geology of Svalbard. London: The Geological Society. pp. 213–214. ISBN 1-897799-93-4.

74°22′07″N 19°01′51″E / 74.3686°N 19.0309°E / 74.3686; 19.0309


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