Nordenskiöldbreen
Nordenskiöldbreen is a glacier in Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Finnish geologist Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld.- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 459 metres
- Description: glacier in Svalbard
- Also known as: “Nordenskioeldbreen”, “Nordenskiöld Glacier”, “Nordenskiöldferner”, “Nordenskiölds glacier”, “Nordenskjoldbreen”, and “Норденшельдбрин”
Nordenskiöldbreen
- Category: landform
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
78.69182° or 78° 41′ 31″ north
Longitude
17.16385° or 17° 9′ 50″ east
Elevation
459 metres (1,506 feet)
Open location code
CFCVM5R7+PG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Nordenskiöldbreen” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Nordenşyoldbrin buzlağı”
- Bavarian: “Nordenskiöldbreen”
- Cebuano: “Nordenskiöldbreen”
- Dutch: “Nordenskiöldbreen”
- French: “Nordenskiöldbreen”
- German: “Nordenskiöldbreen”
- Italian: “Nordenskjøldbree”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nordenskiöldbreen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nordenskiöldbreen”
- Norwegian: “Nordenskiöldbreen”
- Russian: “Ледник Норденшельда”
- Russian: “Норденшёльдбрин”
- Russian: “Нордшельд”
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