Skinfaxe (glacier)

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Skinfaxe
Skinfaxe Gletscher
Kattertooq-ONC D-16.jpg
Kattertooq and Sehested Fjords map section
Map showing the location of Skinfaxe
Map showing the location of Skinfaxe
Location within Greenland
LocationGreenland
Coordinates63°25��N 42°0′W / 63.417°N 42.000°W / 63.417; -42.000Coordinates: 63°25′N 42°0′W / 63.417°N 42.000°W / 63.417; -42.000
TerminusKattertooq,
North Atlantic Ocean

Skinfaxe (Danish: Skinfaxe Gletscher[1]) is a glacier of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.

This glacier is named after Skinfaxi, the cosmic horse of Norse mythology.

Geography[]

Skinfaxe is a large, active glacier located on the eastern side of the Greenland ice sheet.[2]

The Skinfaxe glacier flows roughly southeastward and has its terminus in the Kattertooq fjord shortly after its confluence with the Tjasse Glacier that joins it from the west.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Den grønlandske Lods - Geodatastyrelsen p. 34
  2. ^ GoogleEarth
  3. ^ "Skinfaxe". GeoHack. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

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