Isachsenfonna Explained

Isachsenfonna
Type:Plateau glacier
Location:Haakon VII Land
Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Map:Svalbard
Coordinates:79.1689°N 12.8829°W
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Area:140sqkm

Isachsenfonna is a plateau glacier in Haakon VII Land at the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It covers an area of about 140 km2, and reaches a height of about 900m (3,000feet) above sea level. The glacier is named after polar scientist Gunnar Isachsen, who traversed the glacier in 1906.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Isachsenfonna (Svalbard) . . 4 March 2013.