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Sauriedalen

Coordinates: 78°32′N 15°28′E / 78.53°N 15.46°E / 78.53; 15.46
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Sauriedalen is a valley in Dickson Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about sixteen kilometers, extending from Njordfjellet and Gyntflya to Tschermakfjellet. The valley is named from fossil Triassic reptiles (sauria), found in the nearby Saurieberget.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Sauriedalen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Saurieberget (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

78°32′N 15°28′E / 78.53°N 15.46°E / 78.53; 15.46