Usherbreen

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Usherbreen is a glacier in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 9.5 kilometers, and is located between Kroghfjellet and Domen. Usherbreen is a tributary glacier to Nordmannsfonna, and debouches towards Storfjorden. It is named after Scottish businessman Thomas Leslie Usher. [1]

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References

  1. "Usherbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 17 January 2014.

Coordinates: 78°15′36″N18°48′00″E / 78.2600°N 18.8000°E / 78.2600; 18.8000