Hellefonna is a glaciated area 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 is a glacier in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, ...
at
Spitsbergen,
Svalbard. It is located between
Kjellströmdalen and
Sassendalen Sassendalen is a valley at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The valley is among the largest valleys of Svalbard, and continues westwards into Sassenfjorden. Part of the valley divides Sabine Land and Nordenskiöld Land
Nordenskiöld Land is the land area ...
, and comprises several smaller glaciers, including
Jinnbreen,
Innerbreen,
Marmorbreen,
Skruisbreen and
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 ...
. The area is named after topographer
Sigurd Gunnarson Helle.
See also
*
List of glaciers in Svalbard
This is a list of glaciers in Svalbard. It includes glaciers and ice caps in Svalbard, Norway. List of glaciers and ice caps
Ice caps
* Austfonna
*Biscayarfonna
*Glitnefonna
* Lomonosovfonna
* Løvenskioldfonna
* Valhallfonna
*Vegafonna
* Ves ...
References
Glaciers of Spitsbergen
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