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Torell Land is a land area at the southeast part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Otto Martin Torell. Two glaciers, Hornbreen and Hambergbreen, divide Torell Land from Sørkapp Land.
Nathorstbreen is a glacier on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 35 kilometres (22 mi), and debouches into Van Keulenfjorden. It has several side glaciers. The glacier is named after Swedish polar explorer Alfred Gabriel Nathorst. A former name of the glacier was Leirbreen.
Hambergbreen is a glacier on Spitsbergen, Svalbard, dividing Torell Land and Sørkapp Land, and debouching into the sea at the eastern coast of Spitsbergen. The glacier is named after Swedish geographer and explorer Axel Hamberg.
Fridtjovbreen is a glacier in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 14 kilometers, and debouches into the bay Fridtjovhamna at the northern side of Van Mijenfjorden. The name stems from a hunting vessel used during the Torell expedition to Spitsbergen. The lower part of the glacier is included in the Nordenskiöld Land National Park.
Renardbreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier has a length of about 8 kilometers (5.0 mi). It is located between the ridges of Activekammen and Bohlinryggen, and debouches into Recherche Fjord.
Kapp Borthen is a headland in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located at the western coast of Spitsbergen, at the front of the glacier Torellbreen. The headland is named after Norwegian ship-owner Harry Borthen.
Activekammen is a mountain ridge in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about three kilometers, and the highest peak is 634 m.a.s.l. It is located between Vestervågen and the glacier Renardbreen. The ridge is named after the British vessel Active.
Markhambreen is a glacier in Torell Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after English geographer Clements Robert Markham.
Qvigstadfjellet is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Norwegian philologist and politician Just Knud Qvigstad. The mountain reaches a height of 770 m.a.s.l. It is located between the valley of Orustdalen and the glacier of Vestre Grønfjordbreen, south of Aldegondabreen.
Aldegondabreen is a glacier in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães. The glacier has a length of about 5.5 kilometers. It flows from Qvigstadfjellet, Christensenfjella and Hermod Petersenfjellet towards Grønfjorden.
Erdmannbreen is a glacier in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Swedish geologist Axel Joachim Erdmann. The glacier has a length of about six kilometers, and is surrounded by the mountains of Malmberget, Ytterdalsgubben and Kosterfjellet. The river of Ytterdalselva originates from Erdmannbreen and flows through the valley of Ytterdalen to the bay of Van Muydenbukta.
Paulabreen is a glacier in Nathorst Land and Heer Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about fifteen kilometers, extending from the mountain of Kjølberget to the bay of Rindersbukta. The glacier is named after Paula, the wife of shipmaster Richard Ritter von Barry. Paulabreen borders to the mountain area of Vriompeisen, and the mountain of Hollertoppen. A tributary glacier is Bakaninbreen.
Steenstrupbreen is a glacier in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 8.5 kilometers, and is situated northeast of the valley of Steenstrupdalen. The glacier is named after Danish geologist and Arctic explorer Knud Johannes Vogelius Steenstrup. The mountain of Marlowfjellet separates Steenstrupbreen from Sysselmannbreen.
Steindolpbreen is a glacier in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It extends from Juvtinden and the eastern side of Steindolptoppen to Snøkuvbreen. North of the glacier are the mountains of Rånekampen and Vengefjellet.
Liestølbreen is a glacier complex in Torell Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Norwegian glaciologist Olav Liestøl. The glacier is situated between the mountains of Arrheniusfjellet and Wijkberget. The glaciers of Krøkjebreen and Glasiologbreen belong to the Liestølbreen complex.
Krøkjebreen is a glacier in Torell Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of nine kilometers. Krøkjebreen is part of the Liestølbreen glacier complex, situated between the mountains of Arrheniusfjellet and Wijkberget.
Glasiologbreen is a glacier in Torell Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier has a length of five kilometers, and is situated between the mountains of Gerdnuten and Wijkberget. Glasiologbreen is part of the Liestølbreen glacier complex.
Wijkanderberget is a mountain in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
Winsnesbreen is a glacier on Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. It is named after geologist Thore Schanke Winsnes. The glacier is situated between Etonbreen and Helvetesflya. The lake of Brånevatnet is located between Winsnesbreen and Oxfordhalvøya at the head of Wahlenbergfjorden.
Werenskioldbreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land, Svalbard, Norway. The glacier is named after Norwegian geologist and Arctic explorer Werner Werenskiold.
References
- ↑ "Scottbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ↑ "Wijkanderberget (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ↑ "Bohlinryggen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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