Umiamako Glacier (Danish: Umiammakku Isbræ), is a glacier in Avannaata, Greenland.
| Umiamako Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Umiammakku Isbræ | |
 Animation with the Umiamako Glacier in the foreground and the Ingia Glacier behind it | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Location | Avannaata, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 71°42′41″N 052°26′56″W / 71.71139°N 52.44889°W |
| Terminus | Karrat Fjord, Baffin Bay, North Atlantic Ocean |
Geography edit
It is a marine terminating glacier outlet of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Its terminus is in the Karrat Fjord, Nordost Bay, Baffin Bay, North Atlantic Ocean.[1]
The Umiamako Glacier flows roughly southwestwards, bending to an almost north–south direction shortly before its terminus.[2] It is surrounded by some of the highest mountains in west Greenland.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Umiammakku Isbræ". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ GoogleEarth
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