Hornbreen
Hornbreen lies between Torell Land and Sørkapp Land on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier debouches into Hornsund. Former names of the glacier include Ramme Gletscher and Horn Glacier. Hornbreen has a length of about 15 km, and width of 8 km.
- Glacier with an elevation of around 210 metres (670 feet)
- Description: glacier in Svalbard
- Also known as“Horn Glacier”“Ramme Gletscher”
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
77.06618° or 77° 3′ 58″ north
Longitude
16.68931° or 16° 41′ 22″ east
Open location code
CF9R3M8Q+FP
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Hornbreen” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Хорнбрен”
- Cebuano: “Hornbreen”
- Dutch: “Hornbreen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hornbreen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hornbreen”
- Norwegian: “Hornbreen”
Localities in the Area
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