Winsnesbreen is a glacier on Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, situated between Etonbreen and Helvetesflya. It is named after the geologist Thore Schanke Winsnes.[1] The lake of Brånevatnet is located between Winsnesbreen and Oxfordhalvøya at the head of Wahlenbergfjorden.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Winsnesbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Brånevatnet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

79°47′17″N 22°13′37″E / 79.788°N 22.227°E / 79.788; 22.227


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