Lomonosovfonna

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]

References

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

Coordinates: 78°44′54″N 17°35′12″E / 78.74833°N 17.58667°E / 78.74833; 17.58667

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