Austfonna / Bråsvellbreen Ice cap in Svalbard for natgeoexpeditions lindbladexp Austfonna, which translates to “eastern ice cap,” includes the Bråsvellbreen glacier. The name “Bråsvellbreen” combines “Brå,” meaning “sudden,” and “svell,” meaning “advance,” reflecting a rapid glacier advance that occurred in 1937-38, known as a surge. Covering an area of 8,100 square kilometers, Austfonna features an ice cliff approximately 180 kilometers long, broken only by a few minor rocky outcrops. This makes it the longest glacier front in the Northern Hemisphere. #glacier #arctic #svalbard #ice #icecap #norway #lindbladexpeditions