Raven Glacier is a glacier in northern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Raven Glacier | |
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Location | Greenland |
Coordinates | 83°27′N 38°55′W / 83.450°N 38.917°W |
Width | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
Terminus | Hunt Fjord Lincoln Sea |
The glacier was named by Robert Peary after Anton A. Raven, one of the founding members of the Peary Arctic Club in New York.[1][2]
Geography edit
The Raven Glacier is located at the northern end of Roosevelt Land. It flows roughly westwards to the south of Cape Washington. Its terminus lies on the eastern side of the mouth area of Hunt Fjord.[3][4]