Sleipner Glacier (), is a
glacier
A glacier (; or ) is a persistent body of dense ice, a form of rock, that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires ...
in eastern
Greenland
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.
This glacier was named after
Sleipner,
Odin
Odin (; from ) is a widely revered god in Norse mythology and Germanic paganism. Most surviving information on Odin comes from Norse mythology, but he figures prominently in the recorded history of Northern Europe. This includes the Roman Em ...
's mythical eight-legged flying horse.
Geography
The Sleipner Glacier originates in central
Odinland, a heavily glaciated peninsula. It flows westward just west of
Ensom Majestaet ('Lonely Majesty'), Odinland's highest point. The glacier is roughly east–west oriented and joins the left side of the
Fimbul Glacier just north of its terminus in the
Bernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq).
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Together the Sleipner 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 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
Satellite map of Sleipner
Glaciers of Greenland
Odinland
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