Balderfonna
Balderfonna is a glacier in Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located on Ny-Friesland, between Hinlopen Strait and Lomfjorden. It is named after the Norse god Balder.- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 657 metres
- Description: glacier in Svalbard
- Also known as: “Lovén Plateau” and “Névé dôme Balder”
Balderfonna
- Category: landform
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
79.34582° or 79° 20′ 45″ north
Longitude
18.30885° or 18° 18′ 32″ east
Elevation
657 metres (2,156 feet)
Open location code
CFFW88W5+8G
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Satellite Map
Discover Balderfonna from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Balderfonna” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Балдерфона”
- Cebuano: “Balderfonna”
- Dutch: “Balderfonna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Balderfonna”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Balderfonna”
- Norwegian: “Balderfonna”
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