Sabine Land ( ) is a land area on the east coast of
Spitsbergen,
Svalbard. It is named after explorer General Sir
Edward Sabine
Sir Edward Sabine ( ; 14 October 1788 – 26 June 1883) was an Irish astronomer, geophysicist, ornithologist, explorer, soldier and the 30th president of the Royal Society.
He led the effort to establish a system of magnetic observatories in ...
. Among the glaciers in the area is the
Nordmannsfonna Nordmannsfonna is a glacier in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier covers an area of about 250 km2, is located between Sassendalen and Storfjorden, and extends from Jebensfjellet to the north to Roslagenfjellet and Eistraryggen ...
glacier.
References
Geography of Svalbard
Spitsbergen
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