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Nathorst Land

Coordinates:77°38′00″N16°12′15″E/ 77.63333°N 16.20417°E/77.63333; 16.20417
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For the region in Greenland, seeNathorst Land (Greenland).

Nathorst Land is a peninsula located on Spitsbergen, betweenVan KeulenfjordenandVan Mijenfjorden.

Nathorst Landis the land area betweenVan KeulenfjordenandVan MijenfjordenonSpitsbergen,Svalbard.[1]

The area is named afterAlfred Gabriel Nathorst.[2]

TheAspelintoppenmountain is the highest peak in Nathorst Land.[3]

References

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  1. ^Kjærnet, Torfinn."Nathorst Land".In Henriksen, Petter (ed.).Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.Retrieved15 November2011.
  2. ^"Nathorst Land (Svalbard)".Norwegian Polar Institute.Retrieved27 November2015.
  3. ^Lauritzen, Per Roger,ed. (2009). "Nathorst Land".Norsk Fjelleksikon(in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget.ISBN978-82-91-49547-7.

77°38′00″N16°12′15″E/ 77.63333°N 16.20417°E/77.63333; 16.20417


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