VON POSTBREEN/ TUNA BAY 78” 26.0’ N, 17” 35.0’ E

'About 15 km long glacier debouching (un-blocking or melting) into the head of temple fjorden, west in Sabine Land. After professor Hampus Adolf von post, 1822-1911. Swedish geologist, chemist and botanist. Teacher at Ultuna Agricultural Institute 1869-92, for 18 years 185-68) manager of Redmyre Glass works, published papers of fundamental value for the study of the ice age. See also Hampusfjellet. Svalbard chart S3 (1932). Grand glacier, Byname 1894 e; Temple Glitscher, Barry 1894 d; Von Posts Glacier, Nathorst 1883.'

From 'Place Names of Svalbard'

Work on map carving continues on a bizarre landscape sculpted by glaciers slowly grinding through glacial till, depositing rocks of all kinds along the way. The iron-rich clay makes the low tide water look pinky-orange against the grey rock and blue-white of the Von Postbreen glacier. The landscape looks and feels martian, and the detail and beauty of Von Postbreen is horrifying and mind-altering.

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