Penckbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Name: Penckbreen
Address: Sør-Spitsbergen National Park, Norway

#87 among attractions in Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Penckbreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after German geographer Albrecht Penck. The glacier has a length of about 22 kilometers, and is situated west of the mountain ridge of Friherrefjella. Tributary glaciers are Suessbreen, Tirolarbreen and Sveitsarfonna. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 77°27'36"N, 15°38'24"E

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Sør-Spitsbergen National Park Norway

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Penckbreen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Friherrefjella.

3.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Friherrefjella, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
91 min walk • Friherrefjella is a mountain ridge in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The ridge has a length of about 16 kilometers and a width of eight kilometers, and is situated between the Penckbreen and Nathorstbreen glacier complexes.

Penckbreen, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park

Facts and practical information

Penckbreen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Friherrefjella, Sør-Spitsbergen National Park