Kjerulf Glacier (Jan Mayen)

Kjerulf Glacier (Norwegian: Kjerulfbreen) is a glacier in Jan Mayen.[2] It begins at the Hakluyttoppen slope, in the outer crater edge of the Beerenberg. The Kjerulf Glacier and both its neighbors, the Weyprecht Glacier in the west and the Svend-Foyn Glacier in the east, are the most active glaciers in the island.[3][4]

For the glacier in Svalbard, see Kjerulfbreen. For the glacier in South Georgia, see Kjerulf Glacier.
Kjerulf Glacier
Kjerulfbreen
The Kjerulf Glacier in the Beerenberg
Location of Jan Mayen
TypePiedmont glacier
LocationJan Mayen
Coordinates71°7′9″N 8°7′42″W
Area5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)[1]
Length6.4 km (4.0 mi)
TerminusNorth Atlantic Ocean

The glacier was named after Norwegian geologist Theodor Kjerulf (1825–88), founder of the Geological Survey of Norway, during the Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition 1876-1878 led by Henrik Mohn.[5]

See also

References
  1. Olav Orheim. Glaciers of Europe – Glaciers of Jan Mayen, Norway, in Richard S. Williams, Jr., Jane G. Ferrigno (eds.); Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of The World (U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 1386-E-6).
  2. "Weyprechtbreen". Mapcarta. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. Robert P. Sharp. Glaciers in the Arctic, in Arctic. vol. 9, n. 1 and 2, pp. 78–117
  4. J. N. Jennings. Glacier Retreat in Jan Mayen. in Journal of Glaciology. vol. 1, 1947, pp. 167–172 and 178–181
  5. Kjerulfbreen - Stadnamn i norske polarområde, Norsk polarinstitutt.


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