Fimbul Glacier (Danish: Fimbulgletscher), is a glacier in eastern Greenland.[1]
| Fimbul Glacier | |
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| Fimbulgletscher | |
 Odinland NASA picture section with the Fimbul Glacier on the left | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Type | Piedmont glacier |
| Location | Odinland, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 63°56′N 41°31′W / 63.933°N 41.517°W |
| Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
| Width | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Terminus | Bernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq) |
This glacier was named after an Old Norse word for "giant" or "mighty".[2]
Geography
editThe Fimbul Glacier originates in western Odinland, a glaciated peninsula. It flows southward from the area of the Ensomme Skraent ('Lonely Slope'), and joins the Sleipner Glacier from its left side just north of its terminus in the Bernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq) and west of the Brages Range.[3] Alfheimbjerg is a mountain further south, rising between the western side of the Fimbul Glacier terminus and the terminus of the Bernstorff Glacier .[4] Together the Sleipner and Fimbul glaciers produce massive amounts of ice that blocks the fjord.[5]
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Bibliography
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fimbulgletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Wiktionary, fimbul-
- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ Alfheimbjerg - Mapcarta
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 102
External links
edit- Southeast Greenland glaciers to warm Atlantic Water from Operation IceBridge and Ocean Melting Greenland data - ResearchGate
- Not so green - Odin Land
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