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Tschermakfjellet

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Tschermakfjellet is a mountain in Dickson Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 422 m.a.s.l., and is located between the valley of Sauriedalen and Kongressfjellet. The mountain is named after Austrian mineralogist Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg.

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Map of Tschermakfjellet, Jan Mayen Island

Geology

The mountain has given name to the Triassic Tschermakfjellet Formation of the Kapp Toscana Group, consisting of sandstones and silty shales.

References

Tschermakfjellet Wikipedia