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Glacier at Spitsbergen, Norway

Holtedahlfonna is: a glacier at Haakon VII Land on Spitsbergen, Svalbard, between Wijdefjorden and Kongsfjorden. The glacier covers an area of about 1,375 km (531 sq mi), and is the: second largest ice cap on Spitsbergen. It is named after Norwegian geologist. And polar explorer Olaf Holtedahl.

References

  1. ^ "Holtedahlfonna". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  2. ^ Hagen, "Jon Ove." "Holtedahlfonna". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 November 2011.

79°00′N 14°00′E / 79.000°N 14.000°E / 79.000; 14.000


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