Steenstrup Glacier
| Steenstrup Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Sermerssuak Steenstrup Gletscher | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Type | Tidewater glacier |
| Location | NW Greenland |
| Coordinates | 75°19′N 57°59′W / 75.317°N 57.983°WCoordinates: 75°19′N 57°59′W / 75.317°N 57.983°W |
| Width | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
| Terminus | Melville Bay |
Steenstrup Glacier (Danish: Steenstrup Gletscher), is a glacier in NW Greenland.[1] Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
This glacier was named after Danish geologist and explorer of Greenland K. J. V. Steenstrup (1842 - 1913).
Geography[]
The Steenstrup Glacier is the largest and widest glacier in the , Melville Bay.[2][3] It originates in the western side of the Greenland ice sheet and flows westwards between the to the north and the Kjer Glacier to the south. Its terminus is just northeast of the and north of in the Melville Bay.[4] The is located south, and the rises on the northern side.[5]
 Map of Northwestern Greenland |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Steenstrupgletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 83
- ^ Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 20 - GEUS
- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ Kløftet Nunatak - Mapcarta
External links[]
- Steenstrup Glacier, NW Greenland Releases New Island in 2017
- Warming, glacier melt and surface energy budget
Categories:
- Glaciers of Greenland
- Glacier stubs
- Greenland geography stubs