Chydeniusbreen (79°13′15″N 18°09′15″E / 79.2208°N 18.1542°E / 79.2208; 18.1542) is a glacier in Ny-Friesland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Finnish physicist Jakob Karl Emil Chydenius. The glacier has a length of about twentyfive kilometers, and flows from the mountain group of Chydeniusfjella towards the bay of Vaigattbogen.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Chydeniusbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Chydeniusbreen". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.



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