Hinlopenbreen
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Hinlopenbreen is glacier
stream at Spitsbergen
, Svalbard. The glacier debouch
es into the bay Vaigattbogen in the strait Hinlopenstretet. The glacier has a lenght of about 70 km, and drains an area of about 1250 km² (482.6 sq mi).
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
stream at Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. Constituting the western-most bulk of the archipelago, it borders the Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea...
, Svalbard. The glacier debouch
Debouch
Debouch is a term used in river and stream geography, and the military.-Geography:In fluvial geography, a debouch is a place where a body of water pours forth from a narrow opening...
es into the bay Vaigattbogen in the strait Hinlopenstretet. The glacier has a lenght of about 70 km, and drains an area of about 1250 km² (482.6 sq mi).