Nathorstbreen

Nathorst glacier, Svalbard, in midnight sun
Nathorstbreen is a glacier located on the southern part of Spitsbergen, emptying into Van Keulenfjorden.

Nathorstbreen is a glacier on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 35 kilometres (22 mi), and debouches into Van Keulenfjorden. It has several side glaciers. The glacier is named after Swedish polar explorer Alfred Gabriel Nathorst. A former name of the glacier was Leirbreen.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Nathorstbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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77°20′00″N 16°24′06″E / 77.33333°N 16.40167°E / 77.33333; 16.40167


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