Newtontoppen

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Newtontoppen (Newton Peak) is the largest and highest mountain in Svalbard, at Script error: No such module "convert".. Its peak is the highest point on Svalbard.[1] It is located at the north east corner on the island of Spitsbergen in the Chydeniusfjella range. The nearest settlement is the formerly Soviet coal mining settlement Pyramiden. The mountain is mostly made of Silurian granite. The mountain was first ascended by Template:Ill on 4 August 1900.[2]

Etymology

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