Nathorstbreen

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Nathorstbreen is a glacier located on the southern part of Spitsbergen, debouching 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". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2011. 

Coordinates: 77°20′00″N 16°24′06″E / 77.33333°N 16.40167°E / 77.33333; 16.40167

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