Holtedahlfonna
Encyclopedia
Holtedahlfonna is a glacier
at Haakon VII Land
on Spitsbergen
, Svalbard
, between Wijdefjorden and Kongsfjorden
. The glacier covers an area of about 1375 km² (530.9 sq mi), and is the second largest ice cap
on Spitsbergen. It is named after Norwegian geologist and polar explorer Olaf Holtedahl
.
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 Haakon VII Land
Haakon VII Land
Haakon VII Land is a land area at the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, between Woodfjorden and Kongsfjorden.The area is named after Haakon VII of Norway....
on 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
Svalbard
Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. It is located north of mainland Europe, midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude , and from 10° to 35° east longitude. Spitsbergen is the...
, between Wijdefjorden and Kongsfjorden
Kongsfjorden
thumb|Kongsfjorden as seen from [[Blomstrandhalvøya]]Kongsfjorden is an inlet on the west coast of Spitsbergen, an island which is part of the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. The inlet is long and ranges in width from 6 to 14 km...
. The glacier covers an area of about 1375 km² (530.9 sq mi), and is the second largest ice cap
Ice cap
An ice cap is an ice mass that covers less than 50 000 km² of land area . Masses of ice covering more than 50 000 km² are termed an ice sheet....
on Spitsbergen. It is named after Norwegian geologist and polar explorer Olaf Holtedahl
Olaf Holtedahl
Olaf Holtedahl, , was a geologist who was a winner of the Wollaston Medal. He was elected member of the Royal Society in 1961.- Bibliography :...
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