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Brageneset

Coordinates: 79°42′N 18°48′E / 79.7°N 18.8°E / 79.7; 18.8
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Brageneset
Map
Geography
LocationWahlenbergfjorden
Coordinates79°42′N 18°48′E / 79.7°N 18.8°E / 79.7; 18.8
Area10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Highest point52 m
Administration
Demographics
Population0

Brageneset is an island at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. It is located at the mouth of Wahlenbergfjorden. The ice cap Vestfonna has the glacier arm Bragebreen which debouches east of Brageneset, and another glacier arm, Gimlebreen debouches into Hinlopen Strait north of Brageneset.[1][2]

Brageneset was believed to be a headland until the summer of 2019, when the ice cap retreated far enough to reveal that it is actually an island.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Brageneset (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. ^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 341, 352, 353. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
  3. ^ "Isbreene smelter: Ny øy på Svalbard" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2019-09-07.