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Storbreen ("The Large Glacier") is a glacier in Torell Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about fifteen kilometers, and debouches towards the bay of Brepollen, the inner part of Hornsund. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Storbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. "Brepollen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 11 September 2014.

Coordinates: 77°08′N16°20′E / 77.13°N 16.34°E / 77.13; 16.34