Werenskioldbreen

Werenskioldbreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land, Svalbard, Norway. The glacier is named after Norwegian geologist and Arctic explorer Werner Werenskiold.[1]

It is situated adjacent to the glaciers of Hansbreen and Deileggbreen, which are divided from Werenskioldbreen by the mountain ridge of Deilegga.[2]

The glacier has an area of about 30 square kilometers. In 1936 it had a length of about 8.5 kilometers, diminishing on average 30 meters annually between 1936 and 1974. It has a maximum thickness of 235 meters and an average thickness of 96 meters, based on radar measurements.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Werenskioldbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Deilegga (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Lodowiec Werenenskiolda". University of Wrocław. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

77°04′30″N 15°20′38″E / 77.075°N 15.344°E / 77.075; 15.344


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