Isachsenfonna
Sign in to saveIsachsenfonna is a plateau glacier in Haakon VII Land at the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It covers an area of about 140 km2, and reaches a height of about above sea level. The glacier is named after polar scientist Gunnar Isachsen, who traversed the glacier in 1906.
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- glacier
- Named after
- Gunnar Isachsen
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Svalbard
- Continent
- Europe
- Elevation
- 659
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Isachsenfonna is a plateau glacier in Haakon VII Land at the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It covers an area of about 140 km2, and reaches a height of about above sea level. The glacier is named after polar scientist Gunnar Isachsen, who traversed the glacier in 1906.
==See also== List of glaciers in Svalbard
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