Smeerenburgbreen is a glacier in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located east of Reuschhalvøya. The glacier debouches into Bjørnfjorden, the inner part of Smeerenburgfjorden.[1][2] Smeerenburg was the name of a Dutch whaling station from the 17th century located on Amsterdam Island.
References
edit- ^ "Smeerenburgbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 270. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
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