Kjerulf Glacier

Kjerulf Glacier is a in . It begins at the Hakluyttoppen slope, in the outer crater edge of the . The Kjerulf Glacier and both its neighbors, the in the west and the Svend-Foyn Glacier in the east, are the most active glaciers in the island.
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  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 461 metres
  • Description: glacier in Jan Mayen
  • Also known as: Kjerulfbreen

Places of Interest

Highlights include Svend Foynbreen and Weyprecht Glacier.

Glacier
is a glacier.

Glacier
is a in . It is the longest glacier located in the area. The glacier is named after Austro-Hungarian Arctic explorer Karl Weyprecht.

Kjerulf Glacier

Latitude
71.11829° or 71° 7′ 6″ north
Longitude
-8.13513° or 8° 8′ 7″ west
Elevation
461 metres (1,512 feet)
Open location code
CC3H4V97+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 95807542
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­glacier
Geo­Names ID
3041955
Wiki­data ID
Q23834508
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Kjerulf Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Kjerulfbreen
  • German: Kjerulf-Gletscher
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kjerulfbreen
  • Norwegian: Kjerulfbreen

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