Monacobreen
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Monacobreen is a glacier
in Haakon VII Land
on Spitsbergen
, Svalbard
. The glacier debouch
es into the fjord Liefdefjorden
. Former names of the glacier include Glacier de Monaco and Liefde Bay-bræ.
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...
in 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...
. The glacier debouch
Debouch
Debouch is a term used in river and stream geography, and the military.-Geography:In fluvial geography, a debouch is a place where a body of water pours forth from a narrow opening...
es into the fjord Liefdefjorden
Liefdefjorden
Liefdefjorden is a fjord in Haakon VII Land on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about . Former names of the fjord include Baye d'Amour, Kjærlighedsbugten, Porto detto l'Amato, Liefde Bay and Love Bay. The glacier Monacobreen debouches into the fjord....
. Former names of the glacier include Glacier de Monaco and Liefde Bay-bræ.