Rijpbreen is a glacier in
Gustav V Land at the northern side of
Nordaustlandet,
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 ...
. The glacier debouches into
Bengtssenbukta, a western branch of
Rijpfjorden
Rijpfjorden is a fjord at the northern side of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The fjord has a length of about and a width of about . Former names of the fjord include ''Rypefjorden'', ''Red Currant Bay'' and ''Ripsbai''. The fjord is named after Dutch ...
. The glacier is named after Dutch explorer
Jan Rijp
Jan Cornelisz Rijp (–) was a Dutch mariner best known for his involvement with Willem Barentsz in finding a route to the East, avoiding the Spanish and the Portuguese fleets in the South.
In May 1596, Rijp was named captain of the second of two ...
.
References
Glaciers of Nordaustlandet
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