Kittywakes at Fjortende Julibreen, Krossfjord, Svalbard

Fjortende Julibreen is a glacier in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about sixteen kilometers, and a total area of about 127 km2. It is located between Reppingen, Løvlandfjellet and Mercantonfjellet to the south, and Casimir-Périerkammen, Forelryggen and Foreltinden to the north, and extends down to Fjortende Julibukta in Krossfjorden. The glacier is named after the National Day of France, the 14 July.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Fjortende Julibreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Fjortende Julibreen". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91495-47-7.

79°07′24″N 12°09′22″E / 79.1233°N 12.1561°E / 79.1233; 12.1561


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