St. Jonsfjorden

St. Jonsfjorden is a fjord in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of 21 kilometer, and opens westwards into the strait of Forlandsundet.[1] Several glaciers debouche into the fjord,[2] including Gaffelbreen and Konowbreen from the north, a merge of Osbornebreen, Devikbreen, Vintervegen, Paulbreen and Bukkebreen at the bottom,[3] and Vegardbreen, Charlesbreen and Bullbreen from the south.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "St. Jonsfjorden (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 245. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
  3. ↑ "Osbornebreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Charlesbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Bullbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 18 November 2013.

Coordinates: 78°31′25″N 12°45′40″E / 78.52361°N 12.76111°E / 78.52361; 12.76111

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/18/2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.