Vegafonna
Vegafonna is an ice cap in Gustav Adolf Land on Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago. It is located on the peninsula Scaniahalvøya, between the bay Palanderbukta to the north and Torellneset to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 421 metres
- Description: ice cap at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway
- Also known as: “Scania Glacier-cap”, “Vega-Ice”, and “Vega-isen”
Vegafonna
- Categories: ice sheet and landform
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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