Åsgardfonna
Åsgardfonna is a glacier in Ny-Friesland on Spitsbergen, between Wijdefjorden and Lomfjorden. The glacier covers and area of about 1,230 km2. It is named after Åsgard in Norse mythology.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Snowfield
- Description: glacier in Svalbard
- Also known as: “Asgardfonna”, “Åsgårdfonna”, and “Névé dôme Asgård”
Åsgardfonna
- Categories: glacier and landform
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Åsgardfonna” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Osqarfonna buzlağı”
- Chechen: “ОсгогӀ”
- Chinese: “阿斯嘉特芳娜冰河”
- Dutch: “Åsgardfonna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Åsgardfonna”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Åsgardfonna”
- Norwegian: “Åsgardfonna”
- Russian: “Осгор”
- Russian: “Осгордфонна”
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