Vasil'evbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has an extension of about twenty kilometers, with several tributary glaciers. It is named after Russian astronomer Alexandr Semenovich Vasil'ev.[1][2] The glacier has a wide front facing towards the eastern shore of Spitsbergen, including the bay of Isbukta.[3] The southern part of Vasil'evbreen is called Randbreen, located north of Istoppane and Dumskolten, and south of Søre Randberget.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Vasil'evbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 191. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
  3. ↑ "Isbukta (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

76°47′24″N 16°44′22″E / 76.7901°N 16.7395°E / 76.7901; 16.7395


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