What is "recherchebreen"

Recherchebreen is a glacier in Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier has a length of about sixteen kilometers. It is located in a valley between Martinfjella and Observatoriefjellet, and debouches into Recherchefjorden. Among its tributary glaciers are Foldnutfonna, Varderyggfonna, Dollfusbreen, Ramondbreen and Bjørnbreen.