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Hayes Glacier (Greenland)

Coordinates: 74°57′N 57°5′W / 74.950°N 57.083°W / 74.950; -57.083
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Hayes Glacier
Hayes Gletscher
Map showing the location of Hayes Glacier
Map showing the location of Hayes Glacier
Location within Greenland
LocationMelville Bay, Greenland
Coordinates74°57′N 57°5′W / 74.950°N 57.083°W / 74.950; -57.083
TerminusMelville Bay

Hayes Glacier is a tidewater glacier in the Avannaata municipality, located on the northwestern shore of Greenland.

Geography

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It drains the Greenland ice sheet (Greenlandic: Sermersuaq) southwards into Melville Bay.[1] The glacier front is located to the east of the Tuttulikassak nunatak and south of the Kjer Glacier.[2]

Map of Northwestern Greenland

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  2. ^ "Hayes Gletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 June 2019.