Rabotbreen is a glacier in
Sabine Land
Sabine Land ( ) is a land area on the east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Svalbard ( , ), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norway, Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlanti ...
at
Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen (; formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''Vest Spitsbergen'' or ''Vestspitsbergen'' , also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest and the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipel ...
,
Svalbard
Svalbard ( , ), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norway, Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. North of continental Europe, mainland Europe, it lies about midway be ...
. The glacier is a tributary glacier to
Fimbulisen, and is located in the upper part of
Sassendalen
Sassendalen is a valley at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The valley is among the largest valleys of Svalbard, and continues westwards into Sassenfjorden. Part of the valley divides Sabine Land and Nordenskiöld Land
Nordenskiöld Land is the land are ...
. Nearby mountains are
Bairdfjellet and
Moskusryggen.
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Name
The glacier is named after French geographer and Arctic explorer Charles Rabot
Charles Rabot (26 June 1856 in Nevers − 1 February 1944 in Martigné-Ferchaud) was a French geographer, glaciologist, traveler, journalist, lecturer, translation, translator, and explorer. He was also the first person to climb Kebnekaise, the ta ...
.
References
Glaciers of Spitsbergen
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