Törnbohmfjella is a mountain range in
Nathorst Land
Nathorst Land is the land area between Van Keulenfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
The area is named after Alfred Gabriel Nathorst
Alfred Gabriel Nathorst (7 November 1850 – 20 January 1921) was a Swedish Arctic e ...
at
Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen (; formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''Vest Spitsbergen'' or ''Vestspitsbergen'' , also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest and the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipel ...
,
Svalbard
Svalbard ( , ), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norway, Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. North of continental Europe, mainland Europe, it lies about midway be ...
. The range is named after the Swedish geologist
Alfred Elis Törnebohm
Alfred Elis Törnebohm (16 October 1838 – 21 April 1911) was a Swedish geologist, best known today for his study of the overthrust of the Caledonian range.
After studies at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) 1855-1858, he worked at ...
. It covers an area about nine kilometers long and six kilometers wide, bordering on
Van Keulenfjorden,
Davisdalen,
Martinbreen,
Richterbreen and
Richterdalen. Its highest mountain peak is
Såta (958
m.a.s.l.), and it also comprises
Pallfjellet,
Kolthoffberget,
Ekholmfjellet and
Venetzhumpen. The glaciers of
Charpentierbreen and
Venetzbreen are located within the mountain range of Törnbohmfjella.
References
Mountain ranges of Spitsbergen
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