Besselsbreen
Besselsbreen is a glacier on Barentsøya, Svalbard. It is the largest offshoot of Barentsjøkulen, reaching down to the sea in the northeast direction, west of the point Kapp Bessels. The glacier is named after German Arctic explorer Emil Bessels.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Besselsbreen
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 145 metres
- Description: glacier in Svalbard
- Category: landform
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Besselsbreen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Dutch—“Besselsbreen” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Беселсбрен”
- Cebuano: “Besselsbreen”
- Dutch: “Besselsbreen”
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