Bjørlykkebreen Explained

Bjørlykke Glacier
Other Name:Bjørlykkebreen
Location:Albert I Land
Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Map:Svalbard
Coordinates:79.3669°N 11.9951°W
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Terminus:Lilliehöökfjorden
Greenland Sea

Bjørlykkebreen (Bjørlykke Glacier) is a glacier in Albert I Land, Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is a tributary of Lillehöökbreen, and is debouching into the Lilliehöökfjorden. The glacier is named after Norwegian geologist Knut Olai Bjørlykke (1860 – 1946) following a proposal in 1912 by Adolf Hoel who had traversed the glacier in 1909 together with Olaf Holtedahl.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bjørlykkebreen (Svalbard) . . 11 October 2019.
  2. Book: Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard - Jan Mayen . 1988 . 7 . The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute . Stavanger . 82-90653-06-9 . 222 .