K.J.V. Steenstrup Glacier

This article is about the glacier in East Greenland. For the glacier in NW Greenland, see Steenstrup Glacier.

K.J.V. Steenstrup Glacier
K.I.V. Steenstrups Nordre Bræ / K.I.V. Steenstrups Søndre Bræ
2014 view of the terminus of the two K.J.V. Steenstrup glaciers with the Northern on the right and the Southern on the left.
Location within Greenland
Type	Piedmont glacier
Location	Greenland
Coordinates	66°37′N 35°0′W
Length	50
Width	5 km
Terminus	North Atlantic Ocean near Tasiilap Karra (Cape Gustav Holm)

K.J.V. Steenstrup Glacier is one of the major glaciers in King Christian IX Land, by the eastern coast of Greenland, Sermersooq municipality. This ice formation includes two nearly parallel glaciers, the Northern K.J.V. Steenstrup Glacier (Danish: K.I.V. Steenstrups Nordre Bræ) and the Southern K.J.V. Steenstrup Glacier (Danish: K.I.V. Steenstrups Søndre Bræ). These glaciers were named after Danish geologist and explorer of Greenland K. J. V. Steenstrup (1842 - 1913).

Geography

The K.J.V. Steenstrup Glaciers originate in a mountainous glaciated area east of Schweizerland. They flow from the NW in a roughly southeastern direction.

The two glaciers have their terminus on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet, in the Denmark Strait roughly 8 km west of Tasiilap Karra (Cape Gustav Holm). The northern side of the terminus of the Northern K.J.V. Steenstrup Glacier is by the mouth of the Ikersuaq (Ikertivaq) fjord. Their faces form impressive walls of ice between 60 and 90 m high.

Map of Greenland section.

The K.J.V. Steenstrup Glacier as seen during an Operation IceBridge flight on 11 September 2016.

See also

• List of glaciers in Greenland

External links

• Photo of View Down KJV Steenstrup Norde Brae Glacier
• Department of Geodesy, DTU Space - GNET GPS Station KJV Steenstrup Nordre Bræ
• Kjv Steenstrups Sondre Brae Map