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Torsfonna is glacier at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located on Lomfjordhalvøya at Ny-Friesland. It is named after the Norse god Thor. A former name of the glacier was Névé dôme Tor. Further south, between Hinlopen Strait and Lomfjorden, is the glacier Balderfonna.

References

  1. "Torsfonna". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  2. "Balderfonna". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

79°30.2′N 18°16.7′E / 79.5033°N 18.2783°E / 79.5033; 18.2783


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