Einsteinvatnet

Natural freshwater lake in Ny-Friesland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard
79°02′55″N 16°19′16″E / 79.0487°N 16.3212°E / 79.0487; 16.3212Typenatural freshwater lakeBasin countriesNorway

Einsteinvatnet is a lake in Ny-Friesland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located below the mountain Einsteinfjellet, east of Einsteinodden, at the eastern side of Austfjorden, an inner branch of Wijdefjorden. The lake is named after physicist Albert Einstein. The lake is included in the Indre Wijdefjorden National Park.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Einsteinvatnet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  2. ^ Aasheim, Stein P. (2008). Norges nasjonalparker: Svalbard (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 132. ISBN 978-82-05-37128-6.


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