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Markhambreen is a glacier in Torell Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after English geographer Clements Robert Markham. [1]

The glacier is located at the western side of Storfjorden, [1] north of the mountain Stellingfjellet. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Markhambreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. "Stellingfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 15 October 2013.

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