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Headland of Bjørnøya, Svalbard

Kapp Dunér
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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.

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.

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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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