Chadwickryggen

Chadwickryggen
Chadwickryggen
Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Elevation 1,640 m (5,381 ft) [1]
Location
Coordinates [1]

Chadwickryggen is a mountain on Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway.[1] At 1,640 metres (5,380 ft) high, it is the fourth-largest peak on Svalbard.[2] It is located west of Wijdefjorden between Smutsbreen and Ryggvebreen in Ny-Friesland. It is named for the English physicist James Chadwick (1891–1974).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Chadwickryggen". Norwegian Polar Institute. http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detaile.asp?placeNameID=82254P. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
  2. ^ "Geographical survey. Fjords and mountains". Statistics Norway. 22 October 2009. http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/00/00/20/nos_svalbard_en/nos_d330_en/tab/013.html. Retrieved 31 March 2010.