| Blomstrandbreen | |
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  Location | |
| Type | Glacier |
| Location | Haakon VII Land Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
| Coordinates | 79°03′58″N 12°22′53″E / 79.0662°N 12.3815°E / 79.0662; 12.3815 |
| Length | 18 kilometres |
Blomstrandbreen is a glacier in Haakon VII Land at the western side of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of 18 kilometres, extending from Isachsenfonna down to Kongsfjorden. The glacier is named after geologist Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand. To the northwest of the glacier is the mountain area of Mercantonfjellet. Overall, the Blomstrandbreen glacier has retreated over 2 kilometers since 1928 and more than 3 kilometers since 1861.
References
- "Blomstrandbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Blomstrandbreen". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
- Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Mercantonfjellet". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
- Burton, David J.; Benson, Dowdeswell J. A.; Hogan, Kelly A.; Hogan, Kelly A.; Noormets, Riko (5 January 2018). "Marginal fluctuations of a Svalbard surge-Type tidewater glacier, Blomstrandbreen, since the Little Ice Age: a record of three surges". Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 48 (2). doi:10.1657/AAAR0014-094.
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