Bjørlykkebreen (Bjørlykke Glacier) is a glacier in Albert I Land, Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is a tributary of Lillehöökbreen, and is debouching into the Lilliehöökfjorden. The glacier is named after Norwegian geologist Knut Olai Bjørlykke (1860 – 1946) following a proposal in 1912 by Adolf Hoel who had traversed the glacier in 1909 together with Olaf Holtedahl.[1][2]
Bjørlykke Glacier | |
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Bjørlykkebreen | |
View of Bjørlykkebreen; inner Lilliehöökbreen | |
Location | Albert I Land Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
Coordinates | 79°22′01″N 11°59′43″E / 79.36687°N 11.995143°E |
Terminus | Lilliehöökfjorden Greenland Sea |
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edit- ^ "Bjørlykkebreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 222. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.