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James I Land is a land area on the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after King James I of England and Scotland. The 30 kilometer long glacier Sveabreen divides James I Land from Oscar II Land.
Osbornebreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of 21 kilometers, merges with the glaciers Devikbreen, Klampebreen and Vintervegen, and debouches into St. Jonsfjorden. The mountain ridge Goldschmidtfjella forms a six kilometer long nunatak in the glacier.
Kjerulfbreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 7.5 kilometers, and is debouching into the Trygghamna bay at the northern side of Isfjorden. The glacier is named after Norwegian geologist Theodor Kjerulf.
Olsokbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about seventeen kilometers, and debouches into the bay Stormbukta at the western shore of Spitsbergen. The glacier front is about five kilometer long. Olsokbreen is a southern branch of the glacier Mefonna, which also has the northern branch Samarinbreen. Tributary glaciers to Olsokbreen are Kvithettbreen and Valettebreen, both coming from the east, from or between the mountains of Snøkrossen, Gråtinden, Kvithetta, Haitanna and Guilbaudtoppen.
Vasil'evbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has an extension of about twenty kilometers, with several tributary glaciers. It is named after Russian astronomer Alexandr Semenovich Vasil'ev. The glacier has a wide front facing towards the eastern shore of Spitsbergen, including the bay of Isbukta. The southern part of Vasil'evbreen is called Randbreen, located north of Istoppane and Dumskolten, and south of Søre Randberget.
Recherchebreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier has a length of about 16 kilometers (9.9 mi). It is located in a valley between Martinfjella and Observatoriefjellet, and debouches into Recherche Fjord. Among its tributary glaciers are Foldnutfonna, Varderyggfonna, Dollfusbreen, Ramondbreen and Bjørnbreen.
Keilhaubreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about five kilometers and is located north of Keilhaufjellet, flowing from Sørkappfonna towards the eastern coast of Spitsbergen. The glacier is named after Norwegian geologist Baltazar Mathias Keilhau. To the south of the glacier is the bay Austerbogen.
Lilliehöökbreen is a glacier complex in Albert I Land and Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 22 kilometers. The glacier debouches into Lilliehöökfjorden, and calved icebergs may fill large parts of the fourteen kilometer long fjord.
Comfortlessbreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about fourteen kilometers, and a maximum width of three kilometers. The glacier debouches into Engelskbukta, after a merge with Uvêrsbreen. Comfortlessbreen is separated from Uvêrsbreen by the mountain range of Trondheimfjella.
Kvitbreen is a glacier in Ny-Friesland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It located south of Newtontoppen, and is connected with the glacier of Veteranen at the other side of Trebrepasset.
Eidembreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about eighteen kilometers, and debouches into Eidembukta in Forlandsundet, between St. Jonsfjorden and Isfjorden. The glacier is named after Norwegian politician and naval officer Ole Thorenius Eidem. Eidembreen belongs to the mountain and glacier complex of Trollheimen. Further north are Austgötabreen and Huldrebreen, and to the south are Stallobreen and Heksebreen.
Tinayrebreen is a glacier in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about ten kilometers, and extends from the glacier cap of Isachsenfonna to Möllerfjorden, where it debouches into the bay of Tinayrebukta. The glacier is named after French painter Jean Paul Louis Tinayre.
Hayesbreen is a glacier in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after American politician and Arctic explorer Isaac Israel Hayes. The glacier has a length of about eighteen kilometers, and debouches into the bay of Mohnbukta. Surrounding mountains are Aagaardfjellet to the north, Jebensfjellet to the south, and Panofskyfjellet where Hayesbreen joins the glacier of Königsbergbreen.
Chydeniusfjella is a mountain group in Ny-Friesland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Finnish physicist Jakob Karl Emil Chydenius. The mountain group is located between Wijdefjorden and Hinlopen Strait, and is surrounded by the glaciers of Ermakbreen, Harlandisen, Veteranen, Glasgowbreen and Kvitbreen. Among the mountains of the group is Newtontoppen.
Hedgehogfonna is a glacier field in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located west of the mountain of Hedgehogfjellet, and is separated from the glacier of Vasil'evbreen by Skilfonna.
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.
Kvitskarvbreen is a glacier in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 8.5 kilometers, and extend northwestwards from the mountain of Kvitskarvet to the valley of Bromelldalen. The glaciers of Lundbreen, Juvbreen and Zimmerbreen are all tributaries to Kvitskarvbreen.
Werenskioldbreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land, Svalbard, Norway. The glacier is named after Norwegian geologist and Arctic explorer Werner Werenskiold.
References
- ↑ "Veteranen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ↑ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Veteranen". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
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