Newtontoppen

Newtontoppen (Newton Peak) is the largest and highest mountain in Svalbard, at 1,713 metres (5,620 ft).

[1] It is located at the north east corner on the island of Spitsbergen in the Chydeniusfjella range.

The mountain was first ascended by Helge Backlund [de] on 4 August 1900.

The surrounding mountains were named after other famous astronomers and mathematicians the same year.

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