Vestfonna
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![]() Vestfonna on the island Nordaustlandet. It is separated from Austfonna, the island's largest ice cap. | |
Location | Svalbard, Arctic Ocean, Norway |
Area | 2,500 km2 (618,000 acres) |
![Satellite image of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Nordaustlandet.jpg/220px-Nordaustlandet.jpg)
Vestfonna is an ice cap located on the western part Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. The glacier covers an area of about 2,500 km2.[1] It is the third largest ice cap in Svalbard and Norway by area, after Austfonna and Olav V Land.
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References[edit]
- ^ Hagen, Jon Ove. "Vestfonna". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
79°57′N 20°30′E / 79.950°N 20.500°E