Kjerulf 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.- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 461 metres
- Description: glacier in Jan Mayen
- Also known as: “Kjerulfbreen”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Svend Foynbreen and Weyprecht Glacier.
Kjerulf Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Jan Mayen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Kjerulf Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kjerulfbreen”
- German: “Kjerulf-Gletscher”
- German: “Kjerulfbreen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kjerulfbreen”
- Norwegian: “Kjerulfbreen”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Old Atlantic City Base and Kokssletta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Gjuvtinden and Frielebreen.
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