Paul Louis Mercanton

Paul Louis Mercanton (1876–1963) was a Swiss meteorologist, glaciologist and Arctic explorer. He was a member of Arctic expeditions to Spitsbergen (1910), Greenland (1912-1913) and Jan Mayen (1921 and 1929). Mercantonfjellet, a mountain area at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, is named after Mercanton.[1][2]

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  1. ↑ "Mercantonfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Mercantonfjellet". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
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