Vestre Lovénbreen

Vestre Lovénbreen is a small decaying composite cirque glacier above the eastern coal workings of Ny-Ĺlesund. It has now disaggregated into two discrete glaciers, revealing a complex assemblage of sediments in the proglacial area.

Vestre Lovénbreen
Aerial view of Vestre Lovénbreen in 1999, illustrating the two discrete components to this glacial system (MH).
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The western arm of Vestre Lovénbreen in 1999 with Zeppelinfjellet (554 m) at the head, and proglacial stream channels (MH).
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The eastern arm of the glacier in 1999, showing medial moraines and heavily fluted proglacial zone (MH).
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The middle reach of the western arm of Vestre Lovénbreen in 1999 (MH).
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Longitudinal foliation in tongue of western arm of Midre Lovénbreen (MH).
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Basally derived debris emerging along thrusts and other fractures at the snout of the western arm in 1999 (MH).
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Stream-eroded front of Vestre Lovénbreen in 1999 with proglacial stream in foreground (MH).
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Ridge of basal debris or diamicton (flute), emerging from snout of Vestre Lovénbreen in 1999 (MH).