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

Nordenskiold Glacier
Nordenskiöld Gletscher
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
TypeTidewater glacier
LocationGreenland
Coordinates75°48′N 59°0′W / 75.800°N 59.000°W / 75.800; -59.000
TerminusMelville Bay

Geography

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This glacier is located in the Lauge Koch Coast of Melville Bay, north of the Upernavik Archipelago. It drains the Greenland ice sheet (Greenlandic: Sermersuaq) and flows southwestwards between the King Oscar Glacier to the northwest and the Sverdrup Glacier to the southeast.[1]

 
Map of Northwestern Greenland

See also

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References

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