Barentsjøkulen
Barentsjøkulen is a glacier on Barentsøya, Svalbard. The glacier covers an area of about 571 km2. It is named after the Barents Island, which again is named after Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz.- Glacier with an elevation of around 420 metres (1,380 feet)
- Description: glacier in Svalbard
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
78.43774° or 78° 26′ 16″ north
Longitude
21.4246° or 21° 25′ 29″ east
Open location code
CGC3CCQF+3R
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Barentsjøkulen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Barentsjøkulen”
- Dutch: “Barentsjøkulen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Barentsjøkulen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Barentsjøkulen”
- Norwegian: “Barentsjøkulen”
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Highlights include Deildegasten and Barentsøya.
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