Galileotoppen

Galileotoppen

Galileotoppen

Mountain in Norway

Galileotoppen is a mountain on Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway.[1] At 1,637 metres (5,371 ft) tall, it is the fifth-tallest peak on Svalbard.[2] It is located west of Wijdefjorden northwest of Newtontoppen in the south of Ny-Friesland. It is named for the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564–1642).[1]

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  1. [1]
    "Galileotoppence". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Geographical survey. Fjords and mountains". Statistics Norway. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2010.


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