Sabine Land

{{Short description|Land area in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway}}

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Sabine Land ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|eɪ|b|ɪ|n}} {{respell|SAY|bin}}) is a land area on the east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after explorer General Sir Edward Sabine.{{cite web|url=http://stadnamn.npolar.no/stadnamn/Sabine+Land?ident=12484 |title=Sabine Land |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |accessdate=2016-04-16}} Among the glaciers in the area is the {{convert|250|km2|mi2|adj=on|sp=us}} Nordmannsfonna glacier.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Nordmannsfonna |first=Jon Ove |last=Hagen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor=|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Nordmannsfonna |language=Norwegian|accessdate=18 November 2011}}

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Category:Geography of Svalbard

Category:Spitsbergen

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