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Purpurdalen

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Coordinates: 79°20′23″N 15°18′15″E / 79.3398°N 15.3042°E / 79.3398; 15.3042
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Purpurdalen is a valley in Andrée Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located west of Wijdefjorden. The valley is named after the colour of Devonian rocks of the surrounding mountains. The braided river Purpurelva flows through the valley.[1] Trappers built a cabin in Purpurdalen in the 1910s.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Purpurdalen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  2. ^ Aasheim, Stein P. (2008). Norges nasjonalparker: Svalbard (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 130. ISBN 978-82-05-37128-6.

79°20′23″N 15°18′15″E / 79.3398°N 15.3042°E / 79.3398; 15.3042


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