Vasil'evbreen Explained

Vasil'evbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has an extension of about twenty kilometers, with several tributary glaciers. It is named after Russian astronomer Alexandr Semenovich Vasil'ev.[1] [2] The glacier has a wide front facing towards the eastern shore of Spitsbergen, including the bay of Isbukta.[3] The southern part of Vasil'evbreen is called Randbreen, located north of Istoppane and Dumskolten, and south of Søre Randberget.[1]

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76.7901°N 16.7395°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vasil'evbreen (Svalbard) . . 25 July 2013.
  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 . 191.
  3. Web site: Isbukta (Svalbard) . . 25 July 2013.