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
  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.


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