Lundbreen

Lundbreen is a glacier in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), extending from Juvtinden to Kvitskarvbreen, beside the mountain of Langlifjellet. The glacier is named after the civil servant Egil Lund.[1][2]

From 300 AD to 1500 AD, Lundbreen was used as a mountain pass.[3] In the 2010s, artifacts from up to 2,000 years ago were found here, because of melting in the area. However, most of the items date from 300 to 1500 A.D.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lundbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Langlifjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. ^ Pilø, Lars; Finstad, Espen; Barrett, James H. (2020). "Crossing the ice: an Iron Age to medieval mountain pass at Lendbreen, Norway". Antiquity. 94 (374): 437–454. doi:10.15184/aqy.2020.2. hdl:11250/2711557. ISSN 0003-598X. S2CID 218826787.
  4. ^ Lost Viking 'highway' revealed by melting ice, 1,000-year-old horseshoes, sleds, and tools are emerging

77°41′49″N 16°12′04″E / 77.697°N 16.201°E / 77.697; 16.201


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