Weyprecht Glacier
Weyprecht Glacier is a glacier in Jan Mayen. It is the longest glacier located in the Beerenberg area. The glacier is named after Austro-Hungarian Arctic explorer Karl Weyprecht.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dreizung, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 706 metres
- Description: Glacier on Jan Mayen, Norway
- Also known as: “Weyprecht Bre” and “Weyprechtbreen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beerenberg and Kjerulf Glacier.
Beerenberg
Volcano
Photo: Dreizung, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beerenberg is a stratovolcano dominating the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It is 2,277 m high and is the world's northernmost subaerial active volcano and the only active volcano in Norway.
Kjerulf Glacier
Glacier
Kjerulf Glacier is a glacier in Jan Mayen. It begins at the Hakluyttoppen slope, in the outer crater edge of the Beerenberg. The Kjerulf Glacier and both its neighbors, the Weyprecht Glacier in the west and the Svend-Foyn Glacier in the east, are the most active glaciers in the island.
Weyprecht Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Jan Mayen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
71.10672° or 71° 6′ 24″ northLongitude
-8.18923° or 8° 11′ 21″ westElevation
706 metres (2,316 feet)Open location code
CC3H4R46+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 95802456OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Weyprecht Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Weyprecht Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Weyprechtbreen”
- German: “Weyprecht-Gletscher”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Weyprechtbreen”
- Norwegian: “Weyprechtbreen”
- Swedish: “Weyprechtglaciären”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nord-Jan and Old Atlantic City Base.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Joris Glacier and Charcot Glacier.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Weyprecht Glacier”. Photo: Dreizung, CC BY-SA 3.0.