Kjellmanberget

Kjellmanberget is a mountain ridge in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after the Swedish botanist and Arctic explorer Frans Reinhold Kjellman. The ridge has a length of about five kilometers, extending from Gyllensköldfjellet eastwards to Breskarvet. Its highest peak is 795 m.a.s.l.[1] Surrounding glaciers are Richterbreen, Frysjabreen and Instebreen.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Kjellmanberget (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Richterbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Frysjabreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Instebreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2 March 2015.

Coordinates: 77°39′29″N 15°28′34″E / 77.658°N 15.476°E / 77.658; 15.476


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