Nordenskjold Glacier | |
Other Name: | Nordensjoldbreen |
Location: | Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
Map: | Svalbard |
Coordinates: | 78.6667°N 27°W |
Mark: | Blue pog.svg |
Terminus: | Billefjorden, Arctic Ocean |
Nordenskiöldbreen (Nordenskiöld Glacier) is a glacier in Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Finnish geologist Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901).
Nordenskiöldbreen is located between Dickson Land and Bünsow Land. The glacier flows roughly southwestwards and is long and wide. It has its terminus in Adolfsbukta, a branch of Billefjorden.[1]