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December 11, 2019

Austre Torellbreen, Svalbard Retreat and Nunatak Expansion

Austre Torellbreen in 2000 and 2019 Landsat images.  Red arrow is the 2000 terminus location, yellow arrow the 2019 terminus location. Point 1,2 and 3 are nunatak areas that are expanding. Austre Torellbreen is an outlet glacier on the southwest coast of Svalbard.  It is just west of calving glacier that are retreating such as Paierbreen and Samarinbreen and adjacent to the land terminating Nannbreen. Blaszczyk et al (2008) report …

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