Bernstorff_Glacier

Bernstorff Glacier

Bernstorff Glacier

Glacier in Greenland

Bernstorff Glacier (Danish: Bernstorff Gletscher, also referred to as A.P. Bernstorf Gletscher), is a glacier in the King Frederick VI Coast, Sermersooq, southeastern Greenland.[1]

Quick Facts Type, Location ...

Like the fjord, this glacier was named after Danish statesman Andreas Peter Bernstorff.

Geography

The Bernstorff Glacier is a fast-flowing glacier originating in the eastern side of the Greenland Ice Sheet.[2] It flows roughly south/southeastward and is joined by a branch flowing from the north with the confluence west of Alfheimbjerg. Its terminus is in the Bernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq), slightly to the west of the terminus of the Fimbul Glacier and to the north of the Storebjørn Glacier.[3] Together the Bernstorff and Fimbul glaciers produce massive amounts of ice that blocks the fjord.[4]

Map of part of Greenland section.

Bibliography

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Geographical Names - A.P. Bernstorf Gletscher: Greenland
  2. [2]
    Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Loss and Outlet Glacier Dynamics from Laser Altimetry Record (1993-2013)
  3. [3]
    GoogleEarth
  4. [4]
    Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 102


Stub icon

This Greenland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Bernstorff_Glacier, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.