Buchananisen

Buchananisen is a glacier in Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard. The glacier has a width of about twelve kilometers. It is split into two parts by the ridge of Buchananryggen. It is named after Arctic explorer John Young Buchanan.[1][2]

Fridtjof Nansen with his son Kåre Nansen on Buchananisen

References
  1. "Buchananisen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Buchananisen". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
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