Storebjørn Glacier (Danish: Storebjørn Gletscher), is a glacier in the King Frederick VI Coast, Sermersooq, southeastern Greenland.[1]

Storebjørn Glacier
Storebjørn Gletscher
Odinland NASA picture section with the Storebjørn Glacier on the lower left.
Map showing the location of Storebjørn Glacier
Map showing the location of Storebjørn Glacier
Location within Greenland
TypePiedmont glacier
LocationSE Greenland
Coordinates63°44′N 41°40′W / 63.733°N 41.667°W / 63.733; -41.667
Length60 km (37 mi)
Width4 km (2.5 mi)
TerminusBernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq)

This glacier was named after Storebjørn, a mountain in Norway.

Geography

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The Storebjørn is an active glacier originating in the eastern side of the Greenland Ice Sheet.[2] It flows northward at the western end of the Thorland peninsula and ends at the head of the Bernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq), to the south of the Bernstorff Glacier terminus. The Svartalfbjerg rises to the northwest.[3]

The Storebjørn is one of the fast-flowing glaciers producing massive amounts of ice that blocks the fjord.[4]

 
ONC map of the southern part of Greenland.

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