Devikbreen is a glacier in
Oscar II Land
Oscar II Land is the land area between Isfjorden and Kongsfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The long glacier Sveabreen divides Oscar II Land from James I Land.
The area is named after Oscar II of Sweden
Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January ...
at
Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen (; formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian: ''Vest Spitsbergen'' or ''Vestspitsbergen'' , also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest and the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norw ...
,
Svalbard
Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range ...
. It is located between
Devikfjellet and
Krymlefjellet to the north/west, and
Tispa,
Kvelpane and
Klampen to the south/east. Devikbreen merges with several other glaciers, including
Osbornebreen Osbornebreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It has a length of 21 kilometers, merges with the glaciers Devikbreen, Klampebreen and Vintervegen Vintervegen (Winter Road) is a glacier in Oscar II Land
Oscar II La ...
,
Klampebreen, and
Vintervegen Vintervegen (Winter Road) is a glacier in Oscar II Land
Oscar II Land is the land area between Isfjorden and Kongsfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The long glacier Sveabreen divides Oscar II Land from James I Land.
The area is named after Osc ...
, and the merged glacier debouches into
St. Jonsfjorden St. Jonsfjorden is a fjord in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of 21 kilometer, and opens westwards into the strait of Forlandsundet. Several glaciers debouche into the fjord, including Gaffelbreen and Konowbreen from the nor ...
. The length of the glacier is six kilometers. The glacier is named after physicist
Olaf Devik.
References
Glaciers of Spitsbergen
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