Glitnefonna
Glitnefonna is an ice cap in Gustav Adolf Land on Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago. It is located on the peninsula Scaniahalvøya, west of the glacier Vegafonna, between the bay Palanderbukta to the northeast and Hinlopen Strait to the southwest. The glacier is named after the god hall Glitnir Forseti (Old Norse "the presiding one", "president" in modern Icelandic and Faroese) is the god of justice and reconciliation in Norse mythology. He is generally identified with Fosite, a god of the Frisians. Name Grimm took ''Forseti'', "''pr ... from Norse mythology. References Glaciers of Nordaustlandet {{Nordaustlandet-glacier-stub ...
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Vegafonna
Vegafonna is an ice cap in Gustav Adolf Land on Nordaustlandet Nordaustlandet (sometimes translated as North East Land) is the second-largest island in the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway, with an area of . It lies north east of Spitsbergen, separated by Hinlopen Strait. Much of Nordaustlandet lies under la ... in the Svalbard archipelago. It is located on the peninsula Scaniahalvøya, between the bay Palanderbukta to the north and Torellneset to the south. The glacier is named after the vessel SS ''Vega''. Further west on the peninsula is the ice cap Glitnefonna. See also * List of glaciers in Svalbard References Glaciers of Svalbard Nordaustlandet {{Nordaustlandet-geo-stub ...
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