Botneheia

Coordinates: 78°18′40″N 16°27′38″E / 78.31104°N 16.46060°E / 78.31104; 16.46060
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Botneheia is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 522 m.a.s.l., and is located south of Sassenfjorden,[1] east of the valley of De Geerdalen.

The mountain has given name to the Middle Triassic Botneheia Formation, which is well exposed on the mountain (with type section at Vikinghøgda further east).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Botneheia (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ^ Harland, W. Brian (1997). The Geology of Svalbard. London: The Geological Society. p. 347. ISBN 1-897799-93-4.

78°18′40″N 16°27′38″E / 78.31104°N 16.46060°E / 78.31104; 16.46060


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