Purpurdalen
Purpurdalen is a valley in Andrée Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located west of Wijdefjorden. The valley is named after the colour of Devonian rocks of the surrounding mountains.- Valley with an elevation of 163 metres (535 feet)
- …is also known as “Purple Valley”
- Description: valley of Spitsbergen, Norway
Purpurdalen
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
79.31284° or 79° 18′ 46″ north
Longitude
15.1221° or 15° 7′ 20″ east
Open location code
CFFQ847C+4R
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Irish—“Purpurdalen” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Пурпурдален”
- Cebuano: “Purpurdalen”
- Irish: “Purpurdalen”
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