Tschermakfjellet

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Tschermakfjellet is named after Gustav Tschermak

Tschermakfjellet is a mountain in Dickson Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 422 m.a.s.l., and is located between the valley of Sauriedalen and Kongressfjellet. The mountain is named after Austrian mineralogist Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg. [1]

Geology

The mountain has given name to the Triassic Tschermakfjellet Formation of the Kapp Toscana Group, consisting of sandstones and silty shales. [2]

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References

  1. "Tschermakfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. Harland, W. Brian (1997). The Geology of Svalbard. London: The Geological Society. p. 349. ISBN   1-897799-93-4.

Coordinates: 78°31′08″N15°18′22″E / 78.519°N 15.306°E / 78.519; 15.306