Dollfusbreen

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Dollfusbreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier has a length of about 1.5 kilometers, is part of the Recherchebreen glacier complex, and is located between Steinegga and Gaimardtoppen. It is named after Arctic explorer Gustav F. Dollfus. [1]

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References

  1. "Dollfusbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 2 October 2013.

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