Bakaninbreen

Bakaninbreen
Bakaninbreen merges with Paulabreen before the combined glacier debouches into the bay of Rindersbukta.
Map showing the location of Bakaninbreen
Map showing the location of Bakaninbreen
Location
TypeGlacier
LocationHeer Land
Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Coordinates77°45′50″N 17°30′00″E / 77.764°N 17.500°E / 77.764; 17.500
Length9.5 kilometers
TerminusRindersbukta

Bakaninbreen is a glacier in Heer Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It has a length of about 9.5 kilometers, and merges with the glacier of Paulabreen. The glacier is named after a member of the Swedish-Russian Arc-of-Meridian Expedition.[1] The mountain of Hollertoppen is located between Bakaninbreen and Ragna-Mariebreen.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Bakaninbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Hollertoppen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 22 September 2014.


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