Keilhaufjellet | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
Coordinates | 76°37′43″N 16°54′12″E / 76.6285°N 16.9032°E / 76.6285; 16.9032 |
Geography | |
KeilhaufjelletSørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway | |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 25 May 1900 by A. S. Wassiliew |
Keilhaufjellet is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 660 m.a.s.l. The mountain is named after Norwegian geologist Baltazar Mathias Keilhau. Keilhaufjellet was the southernmost triangulation point established during the Swedish-Russian Arc-of-Meridian Expedition (from 1899).
References
- "Keilhaufjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 192. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
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