Torsfonna
Torsfonna is glacier at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located on Lomfjordhalvøya at Ny-Friesland. It is named after the Norse god Thor. A former name of the glacier was Névé dôme Tor.- Snowfield
- …lies at an elevation of 636 metres (2,087 feet)
- …is also known as “Névé dôme Tor”
- Description: glacier in Svalbard
Torsfonna
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Latitude
79.50149° or 79° 30′ 5″ north
Longitude
18.27314° or 18° 16′ 23″ east
Open location code
CFFWG72F+H7
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Bokmål—“Torsfonna” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Torsfonna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torsfonna”
- Norwegian: “Torsfonna”
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