Ingeborgfjellet

Ingeborgfjellet is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land in Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 715 m with a secondary peak of 620 m.[1] It is included in the Nordenskiöld Land National Park, and has an important bird cliff.[2] Ingeborgfjellet is located north of Bellsund and west of the glacier Fridtjovbreen.[1] It forms a characteristic ridge and is an easily recognized landmark viewed from sea.[3]

Aerial view, looking east

Environment

Ingeborgfjellet was designated a Ramsar site in 2011, together with the nearby coastal region of Nordenskiöldkysten.[4] It has also been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports about 55,000 breeding pairs of little auks.[5]

References
  1. "Ingeborgfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. Aasheim, Stein P. (2008). Norges nasjonalparker: Svalbard (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 123. ISBN 978-82-05-37128-6.
  3. Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 206. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
  4. "The Annotated Ramsar List: Norway". www.ramsar.org. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  5. "Ingeborgfjellet". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-31.


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