Paulabreen is a glacier in Nathorst Land and Heer Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about fifteen kilometers, extending from the mountain of Kjølberget to the bay of Rindersbukta. The glacier is named after Paula, the wife of shipmaster Richard Ritter von Barry.[1] Paulabreen borders to the mountain area of Vriompeisen, and the mountain of Hollertoppen.[2][3] A tributary glacier is Bakaninbreen.[4]
Paulabreen | |
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Type | Glacier |
Location | Nathorst Land and Heer Land Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
Coordinates | 77°44′N 17°18′E / 77.73°N 17.30°E |
Length | 15 km |
Terminus | Rindersbukta |
References
edit- ^ "Paulabreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Vriompeisen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Hollertoppen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Bakaninbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 22 September 2014.