Besselsbreen is a glacier on Barentsøya, Svalbard. It is the largest offshoot of Barentsjøkulen, reaching down to the sea in the northeast direction, west of the point Kapp Bessels. The glacier is named after German Arctic explorer Emil Bessels.[1][2]
^"Besselsbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
^Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. pp. 360–361. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
Besselsbreen is a glacier on Barentsøya, Svalbard. It is the largest offshoot of Barentsjøkulen, reaching down to the sea in the northeast direction, west...
at the northeastern coast of the island, and east of the glacier of Besselsbreen. The headland is named after German Arctic explorer Emil Bessels. "Kapp...
plain at Barentsøya, Svalbard. It is located between the glacier of Besselsbreen and the valley of Grimdalen. The lake of Veslemjøsa is situated in the...
located at the northern coast of the island, between Frankenhalvøya and Besselsbreen. The bay is named after Franz Joseph Dorst, member of an Arctic expedition...
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