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List Of Glaciers In Svalbard
This is a list of glaciers in Svalbard. It includes glaciers and ice caps in Svalbard, Norway. List of glaciers and ice caps Ice caps *Austfonna * Biscayarfonna * Glitnefonna *Lomonosovfonna * Løvenskioldfonna * Valhallfonna * Vegafonna *Vestfonna Glaciers *Aavatsmarkbreen * Abrahamsenbreen * Adambreen * Adolfbreen * Akademikarbreen * Aldegondabreen *Angelbreen *Antoniabreen *Arbobreen * Arlabreen * Arneliusbreen * Åsgardfonna *Austgötabreen *Austjøkulen *Bakaninbreen *Balderfonna * Barentsjøkulen * Belopol'skijbreen *Besselsbreen * Bjørlykkebreen * Bjørnbreen *Blomstrandbreen *Borebreen * Bragebreen * Bråsvellbreen *Brazybreen * Buchananisen * Buchanbreen *Bullbreen * Bungebreen * Charlesbreen * Charpentierbreen * Chauveaubreen * Chomjakovbreen *Chydeniusbreen * Comfortlessbreen * Dahlbreen *Deltabreen *Devikbreen * Dollfusbreen *Duckwitzbreen *Dunderdalsbreen *Edgeøyjøkulen * Eidembreen *Elfenbeinbreen * Erdmannbreen *Esmarkbreen * Etonbreen *Fimbulisen *Fjortend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as crevasses and seracs, as it slowly flows and deforms under stresses induced by its weight. As it moves, it abrades rock and debris from its substrate to create landforms such as cirques, moraines, or fjords. Although a glacier may flow into a body of water, it forms only on land and is distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water. On Earth, 99% of glacial ice is contained within vast ice sheets (also known as "continental glaciers") in the polar regions, but glaciers may be found in mountain ranges on every continent other than the Australian mainland, including Oceania's high-latitude oceanic island countries such as New Zealand. Between latitudes 35°N and 35°S, glaciers occur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abrahamsenbreen
Abrahamsenbreen is a glacier in Andrée Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of fourteen kilometers, and is located in the inner part of Woodfjorddalen Woodfjorddalen is a valley in Andrée Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It forms a southeastward continuation of the fjord Woodfjorden. The upper part of the valley is covered by the glacier Abrahamsenbreen Abrahamsenbreen is a glacier in Andrée Lan ..., branching off from Holtedahlfonna. The glacier is named after polar explorer Edvard Abrahamsen. References Glaciers of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakaninbreen
Bakaninbreen is a glacier in Heer Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 9.5 kilometers, and merges with the glacier of Paulabreen. The glacier is named after a member of the Swedish-Russian Arc-of-Meridian Expedition. The mountain of Hollertoppen Hollertoppen is a mountain in Heer Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 1,012 m.a.s.l., and is located between the glaciers of Bakaninbreen and Ragna-Mariebreen, north of Paulabreen. The mountain is named after Norwegian Minister of I ... is located between Bakaninbreen and Ragna-Mariebreen. References Glaciers of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austjøkulen
Austjøkulen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about seven kilometers. The glacier drains to the north into Mendeleevbreen Mendeleevbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about eight kilometers, originating from the glaciers Austjøkulen and Fredfonna, and debouching into the bay of Brepollen at the southern side of Hornsund. Th ..., and to the south into Vasil'evbreen. It is located east of the mountain ridge of Bredichinryggen, and west of the ridge Isryggen. References Glaciers of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austgötabreen
Austgötabreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier has a length of about six kilometers, and is located between Huldrefjellet, Huldrehatten and Motalafjella. It is named after the Swedish county of Östergötland Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English .... References Glaciers of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…sgardfonna
Åsgardfonna is a glacier in Ny-Friesland on Spitsbergen, between Wijdefjorden and Lomfjorden. The glacier covers and area of about . It is named after Åsgard in Norse mythology Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern peri .... Earlier names of the glacier are ''Åsgårdfonna'' and ''Névé dôme Asgård''. References Glaciers of Spitsbergen {{spitsbergen-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbobreen
Arbobreen is a glacier in Dickson Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Norwegian botanist Ove Arbo Høeg Ove Fredrik Arbo Høeg (25 November 1898 – 7 July 1993) was a Norwegian botanist. Personal life Høeg was born in Larvik as a son of consul Thomas Arbo Høeg (1852–1930) and Sigrid Bugge (1862–1945). His first marriage was to physicia .... The glacier is situated north of the mountain of Lagfjellet, and has a length of about 3.5 kilometers. The ridge of Snøplogen separates Arbobreen from Hodsbreen. References Glaciers of Spitsbergen {{spitsbergen-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoniabreen
Antoniabreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land 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 N ..., Svalbard. The glacier has a length of about twelve kilometers and a width of two kilometers, and is located east of Martinfjella. The glacier is named after Maria Antonia of Parma. References Glaciers of Spitsbergen {{spitsbergen-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelbreen
Angelbreen (Fish Hook Glacier) is a glacier in Andrée Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between Skuggefjellet and Skirshorg, at the western side of Vestfjorddalen. The shape of the glacier resembles a fish hook A fish hook or fishhook, formerly also called angle (from Old English ''angol'' and Proto-Germanic ''*angulaz''), is a hook used to catch fish either by piercing and embedding onto the inside of the fish mouth (angling) or, more rarely, by impa .... References Glaciers of Spitsbergen {{spitsbergen-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldegondabreen
Aldegondabreen is a glacier in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães. The glacier has a length of about 5.5 kilometers. It flows from Qvigstadfjellet, Christensenfjella and Hermod Petersenfjellet towards Grønfjorden Grønfjorden ( English: Green Fjord or Green Harbour) is a 16 km long fjord, separated from Isfjorden to the north by Festningsodden in the west and Heerodden in the east. It lies within the western portion of Nordenskiöld Land. On its ea .... References Glaciers of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
