Buchananisen

Fridtjof Nansen with his son Kåre Nansen on 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]

  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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