Agardhdalen is a valley between
Sabine Land
Sabine Land ( ) is a land area on the east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after explorer General Sir Edward Sabine. Among the glaciers in the area is the Nordmannsfonna Nordmannsfonna is a glacier in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, ...
and
Heer Land at
Spitsbergen,
Svalbard. It forms a continuation of the bay
Agardhbukta, at the western side of
Storfjorden. The valley is named after botanist
Jacob Georg Agardh
Jacob Georg Agardh (8 December 1813 in Lund, Sweden – 17 January 1901 in Lund, Sweden) was a Swedish botanist, phycologist, and taxonomist.
He was the son of Carl Adolph Agardh, and from 1854 until 1879 was professor of botany at Lund Univer ...
. The river
Agardhelva Agardhelva is a river forming the border between Sabine Land and Heer Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It flows through the valley of Agardhdalen, from the glaciers Elfenbeinbreen and Sveigbreen, ending into the bay Agardhbukta at the western si ...
flows from
Sveigbreen Sveigbreen is a glacier stream in Sabine Land
Sabine Land ( ) is a land area on the east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after explorer General Sir Edward Sabine. Among the glaciers in the area is the Nordmannsfonna Nordmannsfonna i ...
and
Elfenbeinbreen, through Agardhdalen, with outlet into Agardhbukta.
References
Valleys of Spitsbergen
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