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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. [1] [2] The mountain of Marlowfjellet separates Steenstrupbreen from Sysselmannbreen. [3]

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References

  1. "Steenstrupbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. "Steenstrupdalen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. "Marlowfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 11 February 2015.

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