Vegafonna

Vegafonna is an ice cap in Gustav Adolf Land on Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago. It is located on the peninsula Scaniahalvøya, between the bay Palanderbukta to the north and Torellneset to the south. The glacier is named after the vessel SS Vega.[1][2] Further west on the peninsula is the ice cap Glitnefonna.[3]

Vegafonna is named after the barque SS Vega.

See also

References
  1. "Vegafonna (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 342. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
  3. "Glitnefonna (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2 July 2013.


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