Kjerulf Glacier ( no, Kjerulfbreen) is a
glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as ...
in
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 covered by glaciers (an area of around the Beerenberg volcano). It has two parts: larger ...
.
It begins at the Hakluyttoppen slope, in the outer crater edge of the
Beerenberg
Beerenberg is a stratovolcano dominating the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It is high and is the world's northernmost subaerial active volcano and the only volcano in Norway. The volcano is topped by a mostly ice-fill ...
. The Kjerulf Glacier and both its neighbors, the
Weyprecht Glacier in the west and the
Svend-Foyn Glacier in the east, are the most active glaciers in the island.
J. N. Jennings. ''Glacier Retreat in Jan Mayen''. in Journal of Glaciology. vol. 1, 1947, pp. 167–172 and 178–181
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The glacier was named after Norwegian geologist Theodor Kjerulf
Theodor Kjerulf (30 March 182525 October 1888) was a Norwegian geologist and professor at the University of Oslo. He also served as director of the Norwegian Geological Survey.
Biography
He was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was th ...
(1825–88), founder of the Geological Survey of Norway
Geological Survey of Norway ( no, Norges geologiske undersøkelse), abbreviation: ''NGU'', is a Norwegian government agency responsible for geologic mapping and research. The agency is located in Trondheim with an office in Tromsø, with about ...
, during the Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition 1876-1878 led by Henrik Mohn.[''Kjerulfbreen'' - Stadnamn i norske polarområde, Norsk polarinstitutt.]
See also
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*Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen ( no, Svalbard og Jan Mayen, ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: SJ, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: SJM, ISO 3166-1 numeric: 744) is a statistical designation defined by ISO 3166-1 for a collective grouping of two remote jurisdictions of Norway: ...
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Glaciers of Jan Mayen
Glaciers of Jan Mayen
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