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.- Glacier with an elevation of around 150 metres (480 feet)
- Description: glacier in Svalbard
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
78.52833° or 78° 31′ 42″ north
Longitude
21.54465° or 21° 32′ 41″ east
Open location code
CGC3GGHV+8V
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Dutch—“Besselsbreen” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Беселсбрен”
- Cebuano: “Besselsbreen”
- Dutch: “Besselsbreen”
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