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Einsteinvatnet

Coordinates: 79°02′55″N 16°19′16″E / 79.0487°N 16.3212°E / 79.0487; 16.3212
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Einsteinvatnet
Einsteinvatnet is located in Svalbard
Einsteinvatnet
Einsteinvatnet
Location in Svalbard
LocationNy-Friesland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Coordinates79°02′55″N 16°19′16″E / 79.0487°N 16.3212°E / 79.0487; 16.3212
Typenatural freshwater lake
Basin countriesNorway

Einsteinvatnet is a lake in Ny-Friesland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located below the mountain Einsteinfjellet, east of Einsteinodden, at the eastern side of Austfjorden, an inner branch of Wijdefjorden. The lake is named after physicist Albert Einstein. The lake is included in the Indre Wijdefjorden National Park.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Einsteinvatnet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  2. ^ Aasheim, Stein P. (2008). Norges nasjonalparker: Svalbard (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 132. ISBN 978-82-05-37128-6.