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Paulabreen

Coordinates: 77°44′N 17°18′E / 77.73°N 17.30°E / 77.73; 17.30
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Paulabreen
Paulabreen debouches into Rindersbukta.
Map showing the location of Paulabreen
Map showing the location of Paulabreen
Location
TypeGlacier
LocationNathorst Land and Heer Land
Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Coordinates77°44′N 17°18′E / 77.73°N 17.30°E / 77.73; 17.30
Length15 km
TerminusRindersbukta

Paulabreen is a glacier in Nathorst Land and Heer Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about fifteen kilometers, extending from the mountain of Kjølberget to the bay of Rindersbukta. The glacier is named after Paula, the wife of shipmaster Richard Ritter von Barry.[1] Paulabreen borders to the mountain area of Vriompeisen, and the mountain of Hollertoppen.[2][3] A tributary glacier is Bakaninbreen.[4]

References

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