Gaffelbreen

Gaffelbreen is a glacier in at , . It has a length of seven kilometers, and debouches into St. Jonsfjorden, from the northern side. The upper part of the glacier is split into two branches.
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  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 300 metres
  • Description: glacier in Svalbard
  • Also known as: Gletscher Gaffelbræ

Gaffelbreen

Latitude
78.56667° or 78° 34′ north
Longitude
12.9° or 12° 54′ east
Elevation
300 metres (984 feet)
Open location code
CFCJHW82+M2
Geo­Names ID
2731046
Wiki­data ID
Q11830041
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Dutch—“Gaffelbreen” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Гафелбрен
  • Cebuano: Gaffelbreen
  • Dutch: Gaffelbreen

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