Blomstrandbreen

Blomstrandbreen
Location
Type	Glacier
Location	Haakon VII Land Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Coordinates	79.0662°N 12.3815°E / 79.0662; 12.3815
Length	18 kilometres

Blomstrandbreen is a glacier in Haakon VII Land at the western side of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of 18 kilometres, extending from Isachsenfonna down to Kongsfjorden. The glacier is named after geologist Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand.[1][2] To the northwest of the glacier is the mountain area of Mercantonfjellet.[3] Overall, the Blomstrandbreen glacier has retreated over 2 kilometers since 1928 and more than 3 kilometers since 1861.[4]

References

1. "Blomstrandbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
2. Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Blomstrandbreen". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
3. Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Mercantonfjellet". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
4. Burton, David J.; Benson, Dowdeswell J. A.; Hogan, Kelly A.; Hogan, Kelly A.; Noormets, Riko (5 January 2018). "Marginal fluctuations of a Svalbard surge-Type tidewater glacier, Blomstrandbreen, since the Little Ice Age: a record of three surges". Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 48 (2). doi:10.1657/AAAR0014-094.