Location Spitsbergen, Svalbard Width 11 km (6.8 mi) | Length 25 km (16 mi) | |
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Terminus Billefjorden, Arctic Ocean Terminis Billefjorden, Arctic Ocean Similar Esmarkbreen, Newtontoppen, Sassen–Bünsow Land Nati, Perriertoppen, Operafjellet | ||
Nordenskiöldbreen (Nordenskiöld Glacier) is a glacier in Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Finnish geologist Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901).
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Map of Nordenski%C3%B6ldbreen, Jan Mayen Island
Geography
Nordenskiöldbreen is located between Dickson Land and Bünsow Land. The glacier flows roughly southwestwards and is 25 km (16 mi) long and 11 km (6.8 mi) wide. It has its terminus in Adolfsbukta, a branch of Billefjorden.
References
Nordenskiöldbreen Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA