Kapp Dunér

Kapp Dunér
Cape
Kapp Dunér is located in Svalbard
Kapp Dunér
Kapp Dunér
Kapp Dunér is located in Arctic
Kapp Dunér
Kapp Dunér
Coordinates: 74°28′18″N 18°45′00″E / 74.47169°N 18.74988°E / 74.47169; 18.74988
LocationBjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway

Kapp Dunér is a headland at the island of Bjørnøya of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. It is the westernmost point of Bjørnøya. The point is named after Swedish astronomer Nils Christoffer Dunér.[1]

The site has given name to the geological unit Kapp Dunér Formation, a lithostratigraphic formation of Permian age which consists mainly of dolomites and limestones, with minor components of sandstones and conglomerates.[2][3]

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References

  1. ^ "Kapp Dunér (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. ^ Harland, W. Brian (1997). The Geology of Svalbard. London: The Geological Society. pp. 214–215. ISBN 1-897799-93-4.
  3. ^ Worsley, David; et al. (2001). "The geological evolution of Bjørnøya, Arctic Norway: implications for the Barents Shelf". Norwegian Journal of Geology. 81 (3): 214–220.


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