Nordenskiold Glacier, Northwest Greenland

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Nordenskiold Glacier
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Photograph of Nordenskiold Glacier by the US Coast Guard.
Map showing the location of Nordenskiold Glacier
Map showing the location of Nordenskiold Glacier
Location within Greenland
LocationGreenland
Coordinates75°48′N 59°0′W / 75.800°N 59.000°W / 75.800; -59.000Coordinates: 75°48′N 59°0′W / 75.800°N 59.000°W / 75.800; -59.000
TerminusMelville Bay

Nordenskiold Glacier (Danish: Nordenskiöld Gletscher), is a large glacier in the Qaasuitsup Municipality, on the northwestern coast of Greenland.

Geography[edit]

This glacier is located north of the Upernavik Archipelago. It drains the Greenland ice sheet (Greenlandic: Sermersuaq) southwestwards into Melville Bay.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nordenskiöld Gletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

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