Sefströmbreen

Sefströmbreen
Interactive map of Sefströmbreen
LocationJames I Land, Spitsbergen
Coordinates78°43′36″N 14°10′44″E / 78.72667°N 14.17889°E / 78.72667; 14.17889
Area45 square kilometres (17 sq mi)
Length15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
StatusTidewater glacier (Debouching into Ekmanfjorden)

Sefströmbreen is a glacier in James I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is debouching into Ekmanfjorden at the northern side of Isfjorden. The glacier is named after Nils Gabriel Sefström.[1][2] During a surge in 1896 the glacier deposited large moraine ridges in the inner part of the fjord, and these can be seen at the islands of Coraholmen and Flintholmen. Sefströmbreen is included in the Nordre Isfjorden National Park.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sefströmbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 239. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
  3. ^ Aasheim, Stein P. (2008). Norges nasjonalparker: Svalbard (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 110, 114. ISBN 978-82-05-37128-6.


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