Torellbreen
| Torellbreen | |
|---|---|
 Austre Torellbreen seen from west | |
  Location | |
| Type | Glacier |
| Location | Wedel Jarlsberg Land Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
| Coordinates | 77°10′54″N 15°00′23″E / 77.1817°N 15.0063°E |
Torellbreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It forms a front below the mountain Raudfjellet, with a length of about twenty kilometers, and is a merge of the two glaciers Austre Torellbreen and Vestre Torellbreen. The glacier is named after Swedish scientist Otto Martin Torell.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Torellbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 201. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
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