Kvitskarvet

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Kvitskarvet is a mountain in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 1,102 m.a.s.l. [1] The glacier of Kvitskarvbreen extends northwestwards from Kvitskarvet to the valley of Bromelldalen, [2] and Sysselmannbreen extends southwestwards from Kvitskarvet to the valley of Steenstrupdalen. [3]

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References

  1. "Kvitskarvet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. "Kvitskarvbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. "Sysselmannbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 11 February 2015.

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