Hansbreen
Hansbreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It covers an area of about 64 km2 and has a length of fifteen kilometers. The glacier is located north of Hornsund and approaches the sea near Isbjørnhamna.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 303 metres
- Description: glacier in Svalbard
- Also known as: “Hanns-Gletscher”, “Hans Gletscher”, and “Hansbreen Glacier”
Hansbreen
- Category: landform
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Hansbreen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Hansbreen” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Хансбрен”
- Cebuano: “Hansbreen”
- Dutch: “Hansbreen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hansbreen”
- Norwegian: “Hansbreen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wedel Jarlsberg Land and Sør-Spitsbergen National Park.
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