Nordenskiold Glacier, West Greenland
For the glacier in Melville Bay, see Nordenskiold Glacier, Northwest Greenland. For the glacier in East Greenland, see Akuliarutsip Sermerssua. For the glacier in Russia, see Nordenskiöld Glacier (Novaya Zemlya).
| Nordenskiold Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Location within Greenland | |
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 68°20′N 51°10′W / 68.333°N 51.167°WCoordinates: 68°20′N 51°10′W / 68.333°N 51.167°W |
| Terminus | Tasiusarsuaq |
Nordenskiold Glacier (Danish: Nordenskiöld Gletscher), is a large glacier in the Qaasuitsup Municipality, on the Western coast of Greenland.
Geography
This glacier has its terminus south of Disko Bay and north of Arfersiorfik Fjord. It drains the Greenland ice sheet (Greenlandic: Sermersuaq) westwards into the Tasiusarsuaq.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Nordenskiöld Gletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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