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File:Svitjordbreen on Svalbard calving.jpg

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Deutsch: Ein etwa 250 m langer Bereich an der Gletscherkante des Svitjordbreen im Norden Spitzbergens stürzt einen kleinen Tsunami erzeugend in den Fjord und füllt die Wasserfläche mit zahllosen Eisbrocken und kleinen Eisbergen.
English: An approximately 250 m long part of the glacier front of the Svitjordbreen breaks off and causes a small tsunami and countless little ice floes and icebergs in the waters of the fjord.
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Camera location79° 44′ 45.45″ N, 11° 32′ 07.75″ E  Heading=160° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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2 August 2015

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79°44'45.449"N, 11°32'7.750"E

heading: 160 degree

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