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Bråsvellbreen

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Bråsvellbreen, meaning the Sudden Swell Glacier, is a glacier in Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, forming a 45-kilometer stream flowing south from the ice dome Sørdomen of Austfonna and debouching into the sea on the south coast. In the late 1930s the glacier was observed to have undergone a huge surge, forming a ten-kilometer-long tongue into the sea. Representing 13 percent of Austfonna's total surface, it is well known in the Arctic for its spectacular waterfalls and glacial streams. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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Glaciation, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Bråsvellbreen

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Bråsvellbreen
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Source Wikidata: Bråsvellbreen
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1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Bråsvellbreen, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCNname_eng and desig_eng
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"name_eng": "Nordaust-Svalbard", "desig_eng": "Nature Reserve (Svalbard)"
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Bråsvellbreen (Wikipedia)
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Bråsvellbreen (English: The Sudden Swell Glacier) is a glacier in Nordaustlandet, Svalbard.
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Wikidata: Bråsvellbreen
Wikidata Q3373187, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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