Andrée Land (Svalbard)
Andrée Land is the land area between Wijdefjorden and Woodfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard in Arctic Norway.[1] Limited in the south by a line from Woodfjorden through Vonbreen to Holtedahlfonna eastwards to the upper part of Abrahamsenbreen through , , Lisbetbreen and Vestfjorddalen to Vestfjorden.
The area is named after Swedish engineer and polar explorer Salomon August Andrée.[2]
References[]
- ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Andrée Land – halvøy på Svalbard". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Andrée Land". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
Coordinates: 79°22′04″N 14°42′19″E / 79.36778°N 14.70528°E
Categories:
- Geography of Svalbard
- Peninsulas of Spitsbergen
- Spitsbergen geography stubs