Aavatsmarkbreen is a glacier in

Oscar II Land Oscar II Land is the land area between Isfjorden and Kongsfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The long glacier Sveabreen divides Oscar II Land from James I Land. The area is named after Oscar II of Sweden. Older name variants are ''Oscar II's La ...

Spitsbergen Spitsbergen (; formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian: ''Vest Spitsbergen'' or ''Vestspitsbergen'' , also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest and the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norw ...

Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range ...

. It is named after politician and military officer

Ivar Aavatsmark Ivar Aavatsmark (11 December 1864 – 1 July 1947) was a Norwegian officer and politician for the Liberal Party. He finished his military career in 1928, as Major General, head of the 2nd Division and Commander of Akershus Fortress. As a politi ...

. The glacier debouches into Forlandsundet, in the bay of

Hornbækbukta Hornbækbukta is a bay at the southeastern side of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen Jan Mayen () is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is long (southwest-northeast) and in area, partly cover ...

. At the southern side of the glacier, between Aavatsmarkbreen and Kaffiøyra, is the mountain range of

Prins Heinrichfjella Prins Heinrichfjella is a mountain range in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Prince Henry of Prussia. The mountain range is located between Aavatsmarkbreen and Elisebreen. Among the mountains in the range are Hildtoppen ...

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