Petersbreen

Coordinates: 76°57′12″N 16°08′48″E / 76.9534°N 16.1466°E / 76.9534; 16.1466
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Petersbreen is a glacier in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about three kilometers, and is located at the western side of the ridge Traunkammen. The glacier is named after Austrian geologist Karl Ferdinand Peters.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Petersbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. ^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 197. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

76°57′12″N 16°08′48″E / 76.9534°N 16.1466°E / 76.9534; 16.1466


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