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Wedel Jarlsberg Land is the land area between Van Keulenfjorden and Hornsund on the southwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The area is largely covered with glaciers, and is completely within the Sør-Spitsbergen National Park.
Nathorst Land is the land area between Van Keulenfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
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.
Heer Land is a land area on the east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is bordered by Rindersbukta to the southwest, Braganzavågen and Kjellströmdalen to the northwest, Storfjorden to the east and southeast, and Torell Land to the south. It is named after paleobotanist Oswald Heer. Heer Land mainly consist of glaciers and nunataks.
Reindalen is a valley in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 38 kilometers. The valley stretches westwards from the mountain pass Reindalspasset, and debouches into Van Mijenfjorden, in the bay Kaldbukta at the northern side of the fjord. The river Reindalselva flows through the valley. Reindalen is the largest ice free valley of Svalbard, and is included in the Nordenskiöld Land National Park.
Reindalselva is a river in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The river flows through the valley of Reindalen, starting from the mountain pass Reindalspasset, and ending into the bay Kaldbukta in Van Mijenfjorden. It has created one of Svalbard's largest river deltas. Among its tributary rivers are Semmeldalselva and Tverrdalselva.
Semmeldalen is a valley in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 8 kilometers, and is a tributary valley to Reindalen. The river Semmeldalselva flows through the valley. At the eastern side of the valley is the slope Høgsnythallet and the mountain Høgsnyta. The valley is partly included in the Nordenskiöld Land National Park.
Torellbreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It forms a front below the mountain Raudfjellet, with a length of about twenty kilometers, and is a merge of the two glaciers Austre Torellbreen and Vestre Torellbreen. The glacier is named after Swedish scientist Otto Martin Torell.
Passfjellet is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has several peaks, of which the highest is 785 m.a.s.l. The mountain is located between Bjørnsonfjellet, the upper part of Grøndalen, Passdalen and Istjørndalen. The mountain pass Grøndalspasset separates the mountain from the glacier Tavlebreen.
Stellingfjellet is a mountain in Torell Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The mountain is listed as one of the largest bird cliffs in the Svalbard archipelago. It is located south of the glacier Markhambreen. The mountain is named after Russian scientist Eduard Vasiljevich Stelling.
Markhambreen is a glacier in Torell Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after English geographer Clements Robert Markham.
Isbjørnhamna is a bay in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between Wilczekodden and Hansbreen, at the northern side of Hornsund. The bay is named after the Norwegian sealing vessel Isbjørn. A Polish Polar Station is located in Isbjørnhamna.
Hansbreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It covers an area of about 64 km2 and has a length of fifteen kilometers. The glacier is located north of Hornsund and approaches the sea near Isbjørnhamna. It is named after Austrian nobleman Hans Rafael Wilczek. The glacier has been subject for studies of climatic effects, as one out of four selected glaciers at Svalbard.
Davisdalen is a valley in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after American geomorphologist William Morris Davis. The valley has a length of about 5.5 kilometers, extending from the mountain ridge of Mjellegga southwards down to Davisodden, at the northern side of Van Keulenfjorden. A tributary valley to Davisdalen is Wittrockdalen.
Martinbreen is a glacier in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Swedish botanist Anton Rolandsson Martin. The glacier has a length of about five kilometers. It is located between the ridges of Mjellegga and Breskarvet, and debouches into the valley of Davisdalen.
Breskarvet is a mountain ridge in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about six kilometres. It is situated north of the mountain range of Törnbohmfjella, and south of Krylen. Surrounding glaciers are Martinbreen, Richterbreen, Frysjabreen, Skarvisen and Greenbreen.
Frysjabreen is a glacier in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about six kilometers, and extends from the ridges of Breskarvet and Kjellmanberget down to the valley of Frysjadalen. The glacier is named after the river Frysja, which originates from Frysjabreen and flows through Frysjadalen until its outlet into Van Mijenfjorden.
Charpentierbreen is a glacier in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Swiss geologist Jean de Charpentier. The glacier has a length of about four kilometers, and is located within the mountain range of Törnbohmfjella, flowing eastwards from the peak of Såta down to the valley of Davisdalen. The mountain of Venetzhumpen separates Charpentierbreen from Venetzbreen.
Richterbreen is a glacier in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after the Austrian glaciologist Eduard Richter. The glacier has a length of about six kilometers and is situated between the mountain ranges of Törnbohmfjella and Kjellmanberget, flowing westwards from the ridge of Breskarvet down to the valley of Richterdalen. The river of Richterelva in Richterdalen originates from Richterbreen.
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- ↑ "Tverrbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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