Aagaardbreen
| Aagaardbreen | ||
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| location | Bouvet Island | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 26 ′ S , 3 ° 18 ′ E | |
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| drainage | South Atlantic | |
The Aagaardbreen ( Norwegian ) is a glacier in the west of the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island . It flows between the Keisarryggen and the Mosbytoppane in a westerly direction to the Esmarch coast , where it flows into the South Atlantic at Selstranda .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1980. It is named after the Norwegian Antarctic historian Bjarne Aagaard (1873–1956).
Web links
- Aagaardbreen in the Norwegian Polar Institute directory