Hambergfjellet is a mountain at the island of Bjørnøya of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. It has a height of 440 m.a.s.l. The mountain is named after Swedish geographer and Arctic explorer Axel Hamberg.[1] The mountain has given name to the geological unit Hambergfjellet Formation, which complete section exposures from the cliffs of Hambergfjellet and Alfredfjellet.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Hambergfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Harland, W. Brian (1997). The Geology of Svalbard. London: The Geological Society. pp. 213–214. ISBN 1-897799-93-4.
  3. ↑ Worsley, David; et al. (2001). "The geological evolution of Bjørnøya, Arctic Norway: implications for the Barents Shelf". Norwegian Journal of Geology. 81 (3): 200, 220–222.

74°21′11″N 19°01′52″E / 74.353°N 19.031°E / 74.353; 19.031


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