Which mountain on the largest and only permenantly populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway is named after Christian Sparre?
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Christian Sparre Christian Sparre (30 July 1859 – 4 November 1940) was a Norwegian Commanding Admiral and Member of Parliament. The mountain of Sparrefjellet at Spitsbergen is named after him.
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Spitsbergen Spitsbergen (formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian: "Vest Spitsbergen" or "Vestspitsbergen") is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway. Constituting the westernmost bulk of the archipelago, it borders the Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian Sea, and the Greenland Sea. Spitsbergen covers an area of 37673 km2 , making it the largest island in Norway and the 36th-largest in the world. The administrative centre is Longyearbyen. Other settlements, in addition to research outposts, are the Russian mining community of Barentsburg, the research community of Ny-Ålesund, and the mining outpost of Sveagruva. Spitsbergen was covered in 21977 km2 of ice in 1999, which was approximately 58.5% of the island's total area.
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Sørlle Buttress Sørlle Buttress ( ) is a mountain rising above 1370 m , between Mount Spaaman and Three Brothers in the Allardyce Range of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951-57 and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Petter Sørlle (1884–1922), a Norwegian whaling captain and inventor who, in 1922, took out a patent for his whaling slipway. Sørlle was the first manager of the United Whalers station at Stromness.
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Haraldfjellet Haraldfjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located in the northern part of Carlsfjella and has a height of 849 m.a.s.l. It forms a nunatak surrounded by the three glaciers Konowbreen, Løvenskioldfonna and Osbornebreen. The mountain is named after Norwegian landowner Harald Løvenskiold.
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Crown Prince Christian Land Crown Prince Christian Land (Danish: "Kronprins Christian Land" ) is a large peninsula in northern Greenland named after Crown Prince Christian, later Christian X of Denmark. It is a part of Northeast Greenland National Park.
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Abeltoppen Abeltoppen is a mountain in Dickson Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel. The mountain has a height of 1,123 m.a.s.l. and is situated between Austfjorden and Dicksonfjorden. The two kilometer long ridge of Abelskuten extends northwards from Abeltoppen.
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Bravaisberget Bravaisberget is a mountain in Nathorst Land on the island of Spitsbergen in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. It reaches a height of 775 m.a.s.l., and is located at the mouth of Van Keulenfjorden. The mountain is named after French physicist Auguste Bravais, member of the 1838 Spitsbergen expedition with "La Recherche".
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Seip mountain Seip mountain or Seipefjellet (in Norwegian) in Svalbard is a mountain with the peaks 720 and 710 masl, between Orustdalen, Vestre Grønnfjordbreen and Dahlfonna, west in Nordenskiöld Land. Ascended by A. Koller and assistants of the Hoel and Staxrud expedition, on July 16, 1911, for geographical surveying. Named after Karl Seip, 1850–1909, Norwegian clergyman, educationalist and politician, minister for church affairs and education 1908-09, in which capacity he proposed a government grant for Isachsen's Spitsbergen expedition 1909-10
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Keilhaufjellet Keilhaufjellet is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 660 m.a.s.l. The mountain is named after Norwegian geologist Baltazar Mathias Keilhau. Keilhaufjellet was the southernmost triangulation point established during the Swedish-Russian Arc-of-Meridian Expedition (from 1899).
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Brogniartfjella Brogniartfjella is a mountain ridge in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The ridge is located at the north side of Van Keulenfjorden. It has a length of about eight kilometers, and its highest peak is 904 m.a.s.l. The ridge is named after French paleontologist Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart. First known ascent dates from 1920. The valley of Wittrockdalen separates Brogniartfjella from Wittrockfjellet.
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Snøtoppen Snøtoppen (The Snow Top) is a mountain in Gustav V Land at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. It has a height of 620 m.a.s.l. and is the highest mountain of the peninsula of Laponiahalvøya.
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Kvitøyjøkulen Kvitøyjøkulen is a large icecap on the island of Kvitøya in the Svalbard archipelago. The icecap covers most of the island, which has an area between 600 and 700 square kilometers.
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Skipper Island Skipper Island (Norwegian: "Skipperøya" ) is one of the Rønnbeck Islands in the Svalbard archipelago. It lies northeast of Cape Weyprecht on Spitsbergen. The island is a low basalt cliff and its highest point is less than 10 m above sea level. The closest neighboring islands are Qvale Island about 2.4 km to the east and Torkildsen Island about 4 km to the southwest. The wildlife consists largely of polar bears.
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Abel Island Abel Island (Norwegian: "Abeløya" ) is an island in Svalbard. It is the third-largest island of Kong Karls Land with an area of 13 km2 .
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Rutherfordfjellet Rutherfordfjellet is a mountain in Ny-Friesland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It is located at the eastern side of Austfjorden. The mountain is named after physicist Ernest Rutherford. Rutherfordfjellet is part of the Atomfjella mountain range.
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Motalafjella Motalafjella is a mountain range in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located north of Eidembreen, between the glaciers of Austgötabreen and Vestgötabreen. Its highest peak reaches a height of 886 m.a.s.l. The mountain range is named after the Swedish city of Motala.
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Kolfjellet Kolfjellet is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The mountain is located north of Van Mijenfjorden and east of Berzeliusdalen, and is separated from Hesselbergaksla and Iskollen by the valley Kolfjelldalen and the glacier Kolfjellbreen. The name Kolfjellet ("Coal mountain") stems from coal deposits in the mountain. The first registered ascent was accomplished in 1912. The mountain is included in the Nordenskiöld Land National Park.
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Stugunfjellet Stugunfjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has an altitude of 684 metres, and is located on the ridge of Jämtlandryggen, between Frösöfjellet and Ragundafjellet. It is named after the Swedish parish of Stugun.
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Stortinden Stortinden is a mountain in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 1010 m.a.s.l. and is the highest peak at the peninsula of Vasahalvøya. It is located between the fjord Ayerfjorden and the glacier Svitjodbreen.
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Beisaren Beisaren is the northernmost point of the island of Hopen in the Svalbard archipelago. It is named after hunter Berner Jørgensen, whose nickname was "Beisaren".
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Varaldsøy Varaldsøy is an island (and village) in the municipality of Kvinnherad in Hordaland county, Norway. The 45.4 km2 island is the largest island in the Hardangerfjorden. Most of the inhabitants live on the southern tip of the island in the village of Varaldsøy, where Varaldsøy Church is located. The 600 m tall mountain "Øyefjellet" is the highest point on the island.
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Buchananhalvøya Buchananhalvøya is a peninsula in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located at the head of Raudfjorden, where the fjord branches into Ayerfjorden to the west and Klinckowströmfjorden to the east of the peninsula. It is named after John Young Buchanan. The mountain Buchanantoppen is located at the southern part of the peninsula, with Chauveaubreen to the west and Raudfjordbreen at the eastern side.