Trollheimen (Svalbard)

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Trollheimen ("Home of Trolls") is a mountainous area in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, around the glacier of Eidembreen. Among the mountains of Trollheimen are Tussekallen, Runebomma, Heksefjellet, Huldrefjellet, Huldrehatten, Tomtegubben, and parts of Gunnar Knudsenfjella. [1] North of Eidembreen is the glacier of Huldrebreen, and to the south are Heksebreen and Stallobreen. [2]

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Heksebreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 3.5 kilometers, and is a tributary glacier to Eidembreen. The glacier is located south in the mountainous district of Trollheimen, and is surrounded by the mountains of Heksefjellet, Runebomma, Trollungen and Stortrollet.

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Runebomma is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. It has a height of 729 m.a.s.l., and is located between the glaciers of Venernbreen, Heksebreen and Eidembreen. Runebomma is part of the mountainous district of Trollheimen.

Huldrebreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is surrounded by the mountains of Huldrehatten, Huldrefjellet and Bytingen, west in the mountainous district of Trollheimen. Huldrebreen and Austgötabreen are located north of the glacier complex of Eidembreen. The glacier is named after Hulder in Scandinavian folklore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Huldrehatten</span>

Huldrehatten is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It reaches a height of 787 m.a.s.l., and is located west in the mountainous district of Trollheimen, north of the glacier complex of Eidembreen, and north of Huldrefjellet. The mountain is named after Hulder in Scandinavian folklore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stallofjellet</span>

Stallofjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It reaches a height of 735 m.a.s.l. The mountain is located between the glaciers of Venernbreen, Stallobreen and Eidembreen, and has an extension of about three kilometers.

Svartfjella is a mountain area in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between the glacier of Bullbreen and the lowland of Svartfjellstranda, at the eastern side of Forlandsundet. The highest peak is 674 m.a.s.l., and the area extends over a length of about 4.5 kilometers.

References

  1. "Trollheimen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. "Eidembreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 21 April 2014.

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