Blomstrandbreen Explained

Blomstrandbreen is a glacier in Haakon VII Land at the western side of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of 18 kilometres, extending from Isachsenfonna down to Kongsfjorden. The glacier is named after geologist Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand.[1] [2] To the northwest of the glacier is the mountain area of Mercantonfjellet.[3]

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79.0662°N 12.3815°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blomstrandbreen (Svalbard) . . 4 March 2013 . 28 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170228092231/http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Blomstrandbreen?ident=1301 . dead .
  2. Encyclopedia: Norsk Fjelleksikon. Blomstrandbreen. Per Roger . Lauritzen . Per Roger Lauritzen . 2009 . Friluftsforlaget . Arendal . Norwegian . 978-82-91-49547-7.
  3. Encyclopedia: Norsk Fjelleksikon. Mercantonfjellet. Per Roger . Lauritzen . Per Roger Lauritzen . 2009 . Friluftsforlaget . Arendal . Norwegian . 978-82-91-49547-7.

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