Lomonosovfonna Explained

Lomonosovfonna is an ice cap at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier is located northeast of the fjord Billefjorden. It covers an area of about 600 square kilometers, and divides Ny-Friesland from Olav V Land. It is named after Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov.[1] [2]

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78.7483°N 17.5867°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lomonosovfonna (Svalbard) . . 30 June 2013.
  2. Encyclopedia: Lomonosovfonna . Norsk Fjelleksikon . Lauritzen . Per Roger . Per Roger Lauritzen . 2009. Friluftsforlaget . Norwegian . 978-82-91-49547-7.