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Freemanbreen is a glacier on Barentsøya, Svalbard. It is an offshoot of Barentsjøkulen, reaching down to the sea in the southern direction, into Freeman Strait. The glacier is named after British Alderman Ralph Freeman. The mountain of Buklerimen separates Freemanbreen from the glacier of Hübnerbreen.
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Kapp Bessels is a headland at Barentsøya, Svalbard. It is located at the northeastern coast of the island, and east of the glacier of Besselsbreen. The headland is named after German Arctic explorer Emil Bessels.
References
- ↑ "Rijpbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 326–327. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
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