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Heer Land

Coordinates:77°47′00″N17°53′10″E/ 77.78333°N 17.88611°E/77.78333; 17.88611
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Heer Land as seen from the air in March 2016.Rindersbukta(front) is covered by sea ice.

Heer Landis a land area on the east coast ofSpitsbergen,Svalbard.It is bordered byRindersbuktato the southwest,BraganzavågenandKjellströmdalento the northwest,Storfjordento the east and southeast, andTorell Landto the south. It is named after paleobotanistOswald Heer.[1]Heer Land mainly consist of glaciers and nunataks. 77°47′00″N17°53′10″E/ 77.78333°N 17.88611°E/77.78333; 17.88611

Heer Land is located on the eastern side of Spitsbergen.

References

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  1. ^"Heer Land (Svalbard)".Norwegian Polar Institute.Retrieved11 October2017.