Fridtjovbreen is a glacier in
Nordenskiöld Land
Nordenskiöld Land is the land area between Isfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The area is named after Finnish-Swedish explorer and geologist Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld. The coastal region of Nordenskiöld Land (Norde ...
at
Spitsbergen,
Svalbard. It has a length of about 14 kilometers, and debouches into the bay
Fridtjovhamna at the northern side of
Van Mijenfjorden. The name stems from a hunting vessel used during the
Torell expedition to Spitsbergen. The lower part of the glacier is included in the
Nordenskiöld Land National Park.
To the west of Fridtjovbreen is the mountain
Ingeborgfjellet, a characteristic ridge and an easily recognizable landmark viewed from sea.
References
Glaciers of Spitsbergen
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