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Wittrockfjellet is a mountain in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Swedish botanist Veit Brecher Wittrock. The mountain is located at the northern side of Van Keulenfjorden. It has a length of about 3.5 kilometers, and its highest peak is 931 m.a.s.l. The valley of Wittrockdalen separates Wittrockfjellet from the ridge of Brogniartfjella.
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- ↑ "Fagerstafjella (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Fagerstadfjella". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
- ↑ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Nathorst Land". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
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