Phippsfjellet

Phippsfjellet is a mountain on Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard. It has a height of 1,013 m.a.s.l. and is located on the ridge of Grampianfjella. The mountain is named after British Arctic explorer and naval officer Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave.[1] Further southeast on the ridge is the mountain of Phippsaksla.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Phippsfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Phippsaksla (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

Coordinates: 78°38′21″N 10°56′47″E / 78.6392°N 10.9464°E / 78.6392; 10.9464

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