Steenstrup Glacier (Danish: Steenstrup Gletscher), is a glacier in NW Greenland.[1] Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
| 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°W |
| Width | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
| Terminus | Melville Bay |
This glacier was named after Danish geologist and explorer of Greenland K. J. V. Steenstrup (1842 - 1913).
Geography edit
The Steenstrup Glacier is the largest and widest glacier in the Lauge Koch Coast, Melville Bay.[2][3] It originates in the western side of the Greenland ice sheet and flows westwards between the Dietrichson Glacier to the north and the Kjer Glacier to the south. Its terminus is just northeast of the Depot Islands and north of Red Head in the Melville Bay.[4] The Kløftet Nunatak is located south, and the Kleinschmidt Nunatak rises on the northern side.[5]
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Steenstrup Glacier, NW Greenland Releases New Island in 2017
- Warming, glacier melt and surface energy budget
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