Barentsjøkulen is a glacier on Barentsøya, Svalbard. The glacier covers an area of about 571 km2 (220 sq mi).[1][2] It is named after the Barents Island, which again is named after Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz. Barents Island is on the Barents Sea.

The glacier has the four offshoots Besselsbreen, Willybreen, Freemanbreen and Duckwitzbreen.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Barentsjøkulen". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  2. ↑ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Barentsjøkulen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Barentsjøkulen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 360–361. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

78°25′12″N 21°30′00″E / 78.42000°N 21.50000°E / 78.42000; 21.50000


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