Zeppelinfjellet

Cable car from Ny-Ålesund to Zeppelinfjellet.

Zeppelinfjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It reaches a height of 556 m.a.s.l. (1824 ft) and is located on the peninsula of Brøggerhalvøya, south of the former mining society of Ny-Ålesund and near Zeppelinhamna. The mountain is named after German military officer and airship designer Ferdinand von Zeppelin.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Zeppelinfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Zeppelinhamna (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

Coordinates: 78°54′22″N 11°52′55″E / 78.906°N 11.882°E / 78.906; 11.882


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