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Kvalpyntfonna

Coordinates: 77°33′12″N 21°20′02″E / 77.5534°N 21.3340°E / 77.5534; 21.3340
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Kvalpyntfonna
Map showing the location of Kvalpyntfonna
Map showing the location of Kvalpyntfonna
Location
LocationEdgeøya, Svalbard
Coordinates77°33′12″N 21°20′02″E / 77.5534°N 21.3340°E / 77.5534; 21.3340

Kvalpyntfonna (Whale Point Glacier) is a glacier at Edgeøya, Svalbard. It covers a mountain area northeast of Kvalpynten. Its summit at 551 m.a.s.l. is the highest point on Edgeøya (while the Müllerberget mountain is the highest bare summit).[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 361. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
  2. ^ "Kvalpyntfonna (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 3 September 2013.