Steenstrupbreen

Steenstrupbreen is a glacier in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about 8.5 kilometers, and is situated northeast of the valley of Steenstrupdalen. The glacier is named after Danish geologist and Arctic explorer Knud Johannes Vogelius Steenstrup.[1][2] The mountain of Marlowfjellet separates Steenstrupbreen from Sysselmannbreen.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Steenstrupbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Steenstrupdalen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Marlowfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

77°36′22″N 16°17′31″E / 77.606°N 16.292°E / 77.606; 16.292


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