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Kronebreen

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Kronebreen is a glacier located at the western side of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is one of the largest glacier streams on Svalbard, draining about 690 square kilometers. The glacier moves with an average speed of two meters per day.

Map of Kronebreen, Jan Mayen Island

Kronebreen merges with two other glaciers, the Kongsvegen glacier and the Conway glacier. The merged glacier ends up in Kongsfjorden, and the common glacier front is called Kongsbreen.

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Kronebreen Wikipedia