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Waggonwaybreen

Waggonwaybreen is a glacier in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about seven kilometers, and debouches into Magdalenefjorden. [1] [2]

The glacier has retreated substantially since 1900. [3]

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References

  1. "Waggonwaybreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  2. Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 267, 269. ISBN   82-90653-06-9.
  3. Renée Cho (5 May 2017). "The Glaciers are Going". The Earth Institute at Columbia University.

Coordinates: 79°31′19″N11°18′34″E / 79.5219°N 11.3094°E / 79.5219; 11.3094