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page 1Mountains of Bear Island (Norway)
Miseryfjellet
Miseryfjellet (Misery Mountain), at , is the tallest peak on Bear Island (Bjørnøya) of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago in the Barents Sea. Miseryfjellet is on the eastern side of Bear Island and contains three distinct component peaks, Urd, Verdande and Skuld. These peaks are named after the three Norns in Norse Mythology. The name Bear Island is derived from the seasonal presence of polar bears, Ursus maritimus, whose population in the Barents Sea region is a genetically distinct sub-population of this species.
Antarcticfjellet
thumb|Ymerdalen at southern Bjoernoya, Antarcticfjellet to the right, July 2002
Antarcticfjellet is a mountain range at the island of Bjørnøya of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. The highest peak in the range has a height of 360 m.a.s.l. It is named after the Swedish expedition vessel Antarctic. The mountain range has given name to the geological unit Antarcticfjellet Formation, which is exposed over significant portions of the range.
Alfredfjellet
Alfredfjellet is a mountain at the island of Bjørnøya of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. It has a height of 420 m.a.s.l. The mountain is named after Swedish geologist and Arctic explorer Alfred Gabriel Nathorst. Geologically, the upper part of the mountain consists of the Permian Miseryfjellet Formation, while the underlying Hambergfjellet Formation (by some authors named Alfredfjellet Formation) displays complete section exposures from the cliffs of Alfredfjellet (as well as Hambergfjellet).