Tjasse (Danish: Tjasses Gletscher[1]) is a glacier of the King Frederick VI Coast area in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.

Tjasse Glacier
Tjasses Gletscher
Kattertooq and Sehested Fjords map section
Map showing the location of Tjasse Glacier
Map showing the location of Tjasse Glacier
Location within Greenland
LocationGreenland
Coordinates63°20′N 42°13′W / 63.333°N 42.217°W / 63.333; -42.217
TerminusSkinfaxe Glacier
Kattertooq,
North Atlantic Ocean

This glacier is named after Þjazi, the powerful storm giant of Norse mythology.

Geography

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Tjasse is a broad glacier that flows roughly southeastward east of the smaller Ygdrasil glacier. Shortly after bending in an eastward direction it joins the right side of the Skinfaxe Glacier before its terminus in the Kattertooq fjord.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Den grønlandske Lods – Geodatastyrelsen p. 34
  2. ^ "Tjasses Gletscher". GeoHack. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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