Nordenskiöldbreen
This article is about the glacier in Spitsbergen. For the glacier in South Georgia, see Nordenskjöld Glacier. For the glacier in Melville Bay, see Nordenskiold Glacier, Northwest Greenland. For the glacier near Disko Bay, see Nordenskiold Glacier, West Greenland. For the glacier in Russia, see Nordenskiöld Glacier (Novaya Zemlya).
| Nordenskjold Glacier | |
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| Nordensjoldbreen | |
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The glacier seen from Billefjorden | |
  Location in Svalbard | |
| Location | Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
| Coordinates | 78°40′N 17°10′E / 78.667°N 17.167°ECoordinates: 78°40′N 17°10′E / 78.667°N 17.167°E |
| Terminus | Billefjorden, Arctic Ocean |
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Nordenskiöldbreen (Nordenskiöld Glacier) is a glacier in Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
Nordenskiöldbreen is named after Finnish geologist Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901).
Geography
Nordenskiöldbreen is located between Dickson Land and Bünsow Land. The glacier flows roughly southwestwards and is 25 km long and 11 km wide. It has its terminus in Adolfsbukta, a branch of Billefjorden.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Nordenskjöldbreen". Mapcarta. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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