Bakaninbreen Explained

Bakaninbreen
Type:Glacier
Location:Heer Land
Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Map:Svalbard
Coordinates:77.764°N 17.5°W
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Length:9.5 kilometers
Terminus:Rindersbukta

Bakaninbreen is a glacier in Heer Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It has a length of about 9.5 kilometers, and merges with the glacier of Paulabreen. The glacier is named after a member of the Swedish-Russian Arc-of-Meridian Expedition.[1] The mountain of Hollertoppen is located between Bakaninbreen and Ragna-Mariebreen.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bakaninbreen (Svalbard) . . 22 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Hollertoppen (Svalbard) . . 22 September 2014.