Balderfonna
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Balderfonna is glacier
at Spitsbergen
, Svalbard. It is located on Ny-Friesland
, between Hinlopenstretet and Lomfjorden
. It is named after the Norse
god Balder
. Former names of the glacier include Lovén Plateau and Névé dôme Balder. Further north on the peninsula Lomfjordhalvøya
is the glacier Torsfonna
.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
at Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. Constituting the western-most bulk of the archipelago, it borders the Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea...
, Svalbard. It is located on Ny-Friesland
Ny-Friesland
Ny-Friesland is the land area between Wijdefjorden and Hinlopenstretet on Spitsbergen, Svalbard.The area is named after the Dutch province of Friesland....
, between Hinlopenstretet and Lomfjorden
Lomfjorden
Lomfjorden is a fjord at the eastern coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about . Former names of the fjord include Bear Bay, Lamber Bay, Loom Bay, Lomme Fjord and Lommen baij....
. It is named after the Norse
Norse mythology
Norse mythology, a subset of Germanic mythology, is the overall term for the myths, legends and beliefs about supernatural beings of Norse pagans. It flourished prior to the Christianization of Scandinavia, during the Early Middle Ages, and passed into Nordic folklore, with some aspects surviving...
god Balder
Balder
Baldr is a god in Norse mythology.In the 12th century, Danish accounts by Saxo Grammaticus and other Danish Latin chroniclers recorded a euhemerized account of his story...
. Former names of the glacier include Lovén Plateau and Névé dôme Balder. Further north on the peninsula Lomfjordhalvøya
Lomfjordhalvøya
Lomfjordhalvøya is a peninsula at the norteastern part of Ny-Friesland on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It located between Lomfjorden and Hinlopenstretet. Former names of the peninsula include Terre Margareta and Margaretas Land. The peninsula is covered by the glaciers Balderfonna and Torsfonna....
is the glacier Torsfonna
Torsfonna
Torsfonna is glacier at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located on the peninsula Lomfjordhalvøya at Ny-Friesland. It is named after the Norse god Thor. A former name of the glacier was Névé dôme Tor. Further south, between Hinlopenstretet and Lomfjorden, is the glacier Balderfonna....
.