Lomonosovfonna

Lomonosovfonna

Lomonosovfonna

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Lomonosovfonna is an ice cap at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier is located northeast of the fjord Billefjorden. It covers an area of about 600 square kilometers, and divides Ny-Friesland from Olav V Land. It is named after Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov.[1][2]

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  1. [1]
    "Lomonosovfonna (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  2. [2]
    Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Lomonosovfonna". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.

78°44′54″N 17°35′12″E


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