Mjellegga

Mjellegga ("the dry snow ridge") is a mountain ridge in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 3.5 kilometers, and its highest peak is 785 m.a.s.l. Surrounding glaciers are Mjellfonna, Greenbreen and Martinbreen.[1] The valley of Davisdalen extends from Mjellegga down to the headland of Davisodden, at the northern side of Van Keulenfjorden.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mjellegga (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Davisdalen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Davisodden (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

Coordinates: 77°38′38″N 15°42′29″E / 77.644°N 15.708°E / 77.644; 15.708


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