Westfonna ( Norwegian Vestfonna - "Western Glacier") - the north-western part of the ice cover of the island of North-Eastern Earth ( Spitsbergen , Norway ).
| Westfonna | |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Vestfonna | |
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| Specifications | |
| Square | 2500 km² |
| Thickness | 120 m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Territory | Svalbard |
Westfonna is located between the Walenbergfjord and the northern coast of the island [1] ; covers an area of about 2,500 km² [2] , the maximum height is 637 m. The ice thickness in the center of the cover reaches 120 m, snow accumulation exceeds 1000 mm per year. In the south, southwest and northwest (in some places) glaciers descend to the sea.
Notes
- ↑ Vestfonna Unsolved . Norwegian Polar Institute . The appeal date is April 16, 2016.
- ↑ Hagen, Jon Ove, "Vestfonna" , Store norske leksikon , Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget , < http://www.snl.no/Vestfonna > . Retrieved November 15, 2009.
Sources
- West Ice Field // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 t.] / Ch. ed. A. M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.