Vestfonna

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Vestfonna
Vestfonna on the island Nordaustlandet. It is separated from Austfonna, the island's largest ice cap.
Interactive map of Vestfonna
Location	Svalbard, Arctic Ocean, Norway
Area	2,500 km2 (618,000 acres)
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Vestfonna is an ice cap located on the western part Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. The glacier covers an area of about 2,500 km².^[1] It is the third largest ice cap in Svalbard and Norway by area, after Austfonna and Olav V Land.

1. ^ Hagen, Jon Ove. "Vestfonna". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 November 2009.

79°57′N 20°30′E / 79.950°N 20.500°E / 79.950; 20.500

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