Glitnefonna
Glitnefonna is an ice cap in Gustav Adolf Land on Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago. It is located on the peninsula Scaniahalvøya, west of the glacier Vegafonna, between the bay Palanderbukta to the northeast and Hinlopen Strait to the southwest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Snowfield
- Description: glacier in Svalbard
- Also known as: “Glittne Glacier-cap” and “Névé dôme Glitne”
Glitnefonna
- Categories: glacier, ice sheet, and landform
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Norwegian Bokmål—“Glitnefonna” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Glitnefonna”
- Dutch: “Glitnefonna”
- French: “Glitnefonna”
- German: “Glitnefonna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Glitnefonna”
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