Richterbreen is a glacier in
Nathorst Land
Nathorst Land is the land area between Van Keulenfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
The area is named after Alfred Gabriel Nathorst
Alfred Gabriel Nathorst (7 November 1850 – 20 January 1921) was a Swedish Arctic e ...
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 ...
. It is named after the Austrian glaciologist
Eduard Richter
Eduard Richter (3 October 1847, Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge – 6 February 1905, Graz) was an Austrian geographer and glaciologist.
Biography
He studied history and geography at the University of Vienna, where his instructors included The ...
. The glacier has a length of about six kilometers and is situated between the mountain ranges of
Törnbohmfjella
Törnbohmfjella is a mountain range in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The range is named after the Swedish geologist Alfred Elis Törnebohm
Alfred Elis Törnebohm (16 October 1838 – 21 April 1911) was a Swedish geologist, best kn ...
and
Kjellmanberget, flowing westwards from the ridge of
Breskarvet down to the valley of
Richterdalen. The river of
Richterelva in Richterdalen originates from Richterbreen.
References
Glaciers of Spitsbergen
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