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List Of Glaciers In Greenland
This is a list of glaciers in Greenland. Details on the size and flow of some of the major Greenlandic glaciers are listed by Eric Rignot and Pannir Kanagaratnam (2006) Ice sheets and caps *Greenland Ice Sheet *Ad Astra Ice Cap (Greenland), Ad Astra Ice Cap *Christian Erichsen Ice Cap *Flade Isblink *Geikie Plateau *Gungner Ice Cap *Hans Tausen Ice Cap *Heimdal Ice Cap *Hurlbut Glacier *Ismarken *Mælkevejen *Maniitsoq Ice Cap (Sukkertoppen) *Storm Ice Cap *Upper Frederiksborg Glacier Other glaciers *A. Harmsworth Glacier *Aage Bertelsen Glacier *Academy Glacier (Greenland), Academy Glacier, N *Academy Glacier (NW Greenland), Academy Glacier, NW *Admiralty Glacier *Adolf Hoel Glacier *Akuliarutsip Sermerssua *Amdrup Glacier *Apusiaajik Glacier *Balder Glacier *Bernstorff Glacier *Borgjokel *Bowdoin Glacier *Bredebræ *Britannia Glacier *Bruckner Glacier *C. H. Ostenfeld Glacier *Chamberlin Glacier (Greenland), Chamberlin Glacier *Christian IV Glacier *Copeland Glacier (Past ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm Ice Cap
A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere of an astronomical body. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), heavy precipitation (snowstorm, rainstorm), heavy freezing rain (ice storm), strong winds (tropical cyclone, windstorm), wind transporting some substance through the atmosphere such as in a dust storm, among other forms of severe weather. Storms have the potential to harm lives and property via storm surge, heavy rain or snow causing flooding or road impassibility, lightning, wildfires, and vertical and horizontal wind shear. Systems with significant rainfall and duration help alleviate drought in places they move through. Heavy snowfall can allow special recreational activities to take place which would not be possible otherwise, such as skiing and snowmobiling. The English word comes from Proto-Germanic ''*sturmaz'' meaning "noise, tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowdoin Glacier
Bowdoin Glacier ( or ''Bowdoin Brae''), is a glacier in northwestern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality. Like the fjord further south, this glacier was named by Robert Peary after Bowdoin College. He described the glacier as follows: Geography The Bowdoin Glacier discharges at the head of the Bowdoin Fjord from the Greenland Ice Sheet to the northeast of Prudhoe Land. The glacier flows roughly from NE to SW.Google Earth See also *List of glaciers in Greenland This is a list of glaciers in Greenland. Details on the size and flow of some of the major Greenlandic glaciers are listed by Eric Rignot and Pannir Kanagaratnam (2006) Ice sheets and caps *Greenland Ice Sheet *Ad Astra Ice Cap (Greenland), ... References External links *Identifying Spatial Variability in Greenland's Outlet Glacier Response to Ocean Heat Glaciers of Greenland {{Greenland-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernstorff Glacier
Bernstorff Glacier (, also referred to as ''A.P. Bernstorf Gletscher''), is a glacier in the King Frederick VI Coast, Sermersooq, southeastern Greenland. Like the fjord, this glacier was named after Danish statesman Andreas Peter Bernstorff. Geography The Bernstorff Glacier is a fast-flowing glacier originating in the eastern side of the Greenland Ice Sheet. It flows roughly south/southeastward and is joined by a branch flowing from the north with the confluence west of Alfheimbjerg. Its terminus is in the Bernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq), slightly to the west of the terminus of the Fimbul Glacier and to the north of the Storebjørn Glacier.GoogleEarth Together the Bernstorff and Fimbul glaciers produce massive amounts of ice that blocks the fjord.''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 102 Bibliography''Climate-related glacier fluctuations in southeast Greenland'' See also *List of glaciers in Greenland This is a list of glaciers in Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balder Glacier
Baldr (Old Norse also Balder, Baldur) is a god in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, he is a son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg, and has numerous brothers, such as Thor and Váli. In wider Germanic mythology, the god was known in Old English as , and in Old High German as , all ultimately stemming from the Proto-Germanic theonym ('hero' or 'prince'). During the 12th century, Danish accounts by Saxo Grammaticus and other Danish Latin chroniclers recorded a euhemerized account of his story. Compiled in Iceland during the 13th century, but based on older Old Norse poetry, the ''Poetic Edda'' and the ''Prose Edda'' contain numerous references to the death of Baldr as both a great tragedy to the Æsir and a harbinger of Ragnarök. According to ''Gylfaginning'', a book of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, Baldr's wife is Nanna and their son is Forseti. Baldr had the greatest ship ever built, ''Hringhorni'', and there is no place more beautiful than his hall, Breidablik. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apusiaajik Glacier
Apusiaajik Glacier is a tidewater glacier on the uninhabited Apusiaajik Island in the Sermersooq municipality on the southeastern shore of Greenland.Tasiilaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 Tourism During summer, the glacier edge is a popular tourist destination for boat trips from Tasiilaq and Kulusuk. During winter it is possible to reach the front of the glacier crossing the frozen Torsuut Tunoq sound on foot or on snowmobile A snowmobile, also known as a snowmachine (chiefly Alaskan), motor sled (chiefly Canadian), motor sledge, skimobile, snow scooter, or simply a sled is a motorized vehicle designed for winter travel and recreation on snow. Their engines normally .... References Glaciers of Greenland {{Greenland-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amdrup Glacier
Vice-Admiral Sir Georg Carl Amdrup (November 19, 1866 – January 15, 1947) was a Royal Danish Navy officer and explorer. Career In 1884, Amdrup, of the Royal Danish Navy, was sent to Amassalik. After wintering, he explored the coast to the north, including an examination of the Kangerlussuaq Fjord, known until then only from Inuit reports. He mapped a large length of coastline while collecting many geological and ethnological finds. By July 1885, he reached Aggas Island (67° 22' North), the furthest north of this survey. Carlsbergfondet Expedition til Ost-Gronland Lieutenant Amdrup was the leader of a major Danish expedition in 1898-1900, the Carlsberg Foundation Expedition to East Greenland (Carlsbergfondet Expedition til Ost-Gronland). With him were botanist Christian Krause, ornithologist Knud Poulsen, and the sailors, A. Jakobsen and Soren P. Nielsen. They left Copenhagen on August 16, 1898, sailing from Copenhagen in the vessel ''Godthaab'', and reaching Amassalik ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akuliarutsip Sermerssua
Akuliarutsip Sermerssua, also known as Nordenskiöld Glacier, (), is a large glacier located on the east coast of Greenland. Geography This glacier flows into the head of the Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord, just west of the mouth of Kjerulf Fjord, and marks the southern limit of Frænkel Land and the northern of Goodenoughland. Petermann Peak, one of the highest mountains in Greenland, and the highest in the area, rises to a height of on a nunatak rising right by the northern side of the fjord. (PDF; 3,4 MB) von Nordostgrönland im Maßstab 1:1.000.000, De Nationale Geologiske Undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland (GEUS) The Nordenskiöld Glacier flows roughly in a WSW/ENE direction, draining an area of of the |
Adolf Hoel Glacier
Adolf Hoel Glacier (), also known as Hoel Glacier ''(Hoels Gletscher)'', is one of the major glaciers in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. The area where the glacier flows is remote and uninhabited. History This glacier was first mapped in 1931 by the Høygaard and Mehren expedition. It was named after Adolf Hoel (1863–1933), Norwegian geologist and chairman of the Arctic Trading Co. Geography The Adolf Hoel Glacier originates in the eastern side of the Greenland ice sheet around the area of Hobb Land, with J. L. Mowinckel Land to the south and Arnold Escher Land to the north. It is joined by the Skråbræ from the north. Then it flows along the northern edge of Andrée Land in a roughly WNW/ESE direction until its terminus in the Nunatak Glacier to the east. It has a flow of per year. The Eyvind Fjeld Glacier flows to the north and the Wilkins Nunataks rise to the NW. The Jakob Kjø ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiralty Glacier
Admiralty Glacier () is a glacier in Queen Louise Land, northeastern Greenland.Google Earth Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park. History The glacier was mapped during the 1952–54 British North Greenland expedition led by Commander James Simpson. It was named after the British Admiralty in order to commemorate the assistance given to the expedition by the Royal Navy. Geography The Admiralty Glacier is one of the main glaciers in northern Queen Louise Land. It flows from the Greenland Ice Sheet from west to east the first , slightly bending to the north of Trefork Lake and flowing roughly northeastwards. The Ad Astra Ice Cap lies to the east of its lower stretch. The glacier has its terminus in the Støvdal valley at the Britannia Lake, near the southern end of the Britannia Glacier. The structure of the cliffs on either side of Admiralty Glacier was examined by the British North Greenland expedition geologists. Expedition member and g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Glacier (NW Greenland)
Academy Glacier () is a glacier in northwestern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality. The glacier was named by Robert Peary after the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. Geography The Academy Glacier is located inland and discharges from the Greenland Ice Sheet into the Leidy Glacier, which bifurcates and has its terminus in the Academy Fjord, as well as in the Olrik Fjord as the smaller Marie Glacier. See also *List of glaciers in Greenland *Inglefield Fjord Inglefield Gulf or Inglefield Fjord (; ) is a fjord in northwestern Greenland. To the west, the fjord opens into the Baffin Bay. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality. Inglefield Gulf was named after English explorer Edward A ... References External linksThe recent regimen of the ice cap margin in North Greenland Glaciers of Greenland {{Greenland-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
