Holmesletfjella is a mountain range in

Oscar II Land Oscar II Land is the land area between Isfjorden and Kongsfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The long glacier Sveabreen divides Oscar II Land from James I Land. The area is named after Oscar II of Sweden. Older name variants are ''Oscar II's La ...

Spitsbergen Spitsbergen (; formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian: ''Vest Spitsbergen'' or ''Vestspitsbergen'' , also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest and the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norw ...

Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range ...

. The range extends about seven kilometers, and comprises several peaks and the four kilometer long ridge of Skipperryggen. Holmesletfjella are located south of

St. Jonsfjorden St. Jonsfjorden is a fjord in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of 21 kilometer, and opens westwards into the strait of Forlandsundet. Several glaciers debouche into the fjord, including Gaffelbreen and Konowbreen from the nor ...

, between

Løvliebreen Løvliebreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about five kilometers, and is located between the mountain ranges of Gunnar Knudsenfjella and Holmesletfjella. The glacier debouches northwards towards St. Jonsf ...

and

Bullbreen Bullbreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about six kilometers, originates from Svartfjella, runs between Holmesletfjella and Bulltinden, and debouches into St. Jonsfjorden St. Jonsfjorden is a fjord in ...

. They are named after captain and ship owner Hans Holmeslet.

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