Christian IV Glacier
| Christian IV Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Christian IV Gletscher | |
 The southward bend in the Christian IV Glacier with the Gronau Nunataks in the background and the NW part of the Watkins Range on the right. | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Type | Valley glacier |
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 68°55′N 30°30′W / 68.917°N 30.500°WCoordinates: 68°55′N 30°30′W / 68.917°N 30.500°W |
| Length | 177 km (110 mi) |
| Terminus | Denmark Strait North Atlantic Ocean |
Christian IV Glacier (Danish: Christian IV Gletscher or Kong Christian den IV's Gletscher) is a large glacier on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet.[1] It is named after King Christian IV of Denmark (1577 – 1648). Administratively this glacier is part of the Sermersooq Municipality.[2] The area surrounding Christian IV Glacier is uninhabited.
Geography[]
The Christian IV Glacier is a non-surge type valley glacier that does not drain the ice sheet directly, but flows partly from it across the mountainous areas of the Gronau Nunataks through the and the tributaries.[3] Further south it separates the Lindbergh Range in the west from the Watkins Range in the east, flowing in a roughly north–south direction[1] until its terminus at the head of the Nansen Fjord in the East Greenland coast.[4]
This fast-flowing glacier is similar in structure to the neighbouring Kronborg Glacier. It is one of the longest glaciers in Greenland, and with a width of up to 24 km (15 mi), it is comparable in approximate length and width to the Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica.[5]
See also[]
Further reading[]
- Spencer Apollonio, Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland, 2008
References[]
- ^ a b "Christian IV Gletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Arctic Summits - Pilotsbjerg
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 110
- ^ Brooks, C.K. Geomorphological Observations at Kangerdlugssuaq, East Greenland, Greenland Geoscience, Vol 1, 1979 p. 16
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