Elfenbeinbreen

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Elfenbeinbreen is a glacier stream in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about twelve kilometers, and extends from the southern part of the ice cap Nordmannsfonna. [1] The glacier is one of the two main sources to the river Agardhelva, which flows through Agardhdalen towards Agardhbukta. [2]

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References

  1. "Elfenbeinbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. "Agardhelva (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 8 July 2013.

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