Upernavik Glacier
Upernavik Glacier | |
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Location | Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland |
Coordinates | 72°50′N 54°10′W / 72.833°N 54.167°WCoordinates: 72°50′N 54°10′W / 72.833°N 54.167°W |
Terminus | Upernavik Icefjord |
![Upernavik Glacier is located in Upernavik Archipelago](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Location-map-upernavik-archipelago.png)
![Upernavik Glacier Upernavik Glacier](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/10px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Upernavik Glacier (Greenlandic: Sermeq, Danish: Upernavik isstrøm) is a large tidewater glacier in Avannaata municipality on the northwestern shore of Greenland. It drains a large portion of the Greenland ice sheet westwards into Upernavik Icefjord.[1]
References[]
- ^ Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
Categories:
- Glaciers of the Upernavik Archipelago
- Glacier stubs
- Greenland geography stubs