Balderfonna

Balderfonna is glacier at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located on Ny-Friesland, between Hinlopenstretet and Lomfjorden. It is named after the Norse god Balder. Former names of the glacier include Lovén Plateau and Névé dôme Balder.[1] Further north on the peninsula Lomfjordhalvøya is the glacier Torsfonna.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Balderfonna". Norwegian Polar Institute. http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detailn.asp?placeNameID=6693M. Retrieved 27 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "Torsfonna". Norwegian Polar Institute. http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detailn.asp?placeNameID=215031E. Retrieved 27 November 2011.