Brageneset

Brageneset

Geography
Location	Wahlenbergfjorden
Coordinates	79°42′N18°48′E / 79.7°N 18.8°E / 79.7; 18.8
Area	10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Highest point	52 m
Administration
Norway
Demographics
Population	0

Brageneset is an island at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, at the mouth of Wahlenbergfjorden. The ice cap Vestfonna has a glacier arm known as Bragebreen, which debouches east of Brageneset, and another glacier arm, Gimlebreen, debouches into Hinlopen Strait to the north of Brageneset. ^{[1] [2]}

Until the summer of 2019, Brageneset was believed to be a headland. However, when the ice cap retreated, it was revealed that it is, in fact, an island. ^[3]

References

1. "Brageneset (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
2. Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 341, 352, 353. ISBN   82-90653-06-9.
3. "Isbreene smelter: Ny øy på Svalbard" (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved 2019-09-07.