Peary Glacier
Peary Glacier (Danish: Peary Gletscher), is a glacier in north west Greenland.[2] Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
| Peary Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Peary Gletscher | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Type | Tidewater glacier |
| Location | NW Greenland |
| Coordinates | 76°7′N 60°28′W |
| Width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Terminus | Melville Bay |
| Status | Retreating[1] |
This glacier was named after US Arctic explorer Robert Peary (1856 - 1920).
Geography
The Peary Glacier is located in the Lauge Koch Coast, Melville Bay.[3] It originates in the western Greenland ice sheet and flows southwestwards between the Rink Glacier to the northwest and the King Oscar Glacier to the southeast.[2] Its terminus lies east of Cape Murdoch, northeast of the Balgoni Islands and Thalbitzer Næs in Melville Bay.[4] Unlike the neighboring King Oscar Glacier, it does not produce many icebergs.[5]
 Map of Northwestern Greenland |
See also
References
- Mark Nuttall, Climate, Society and Subsurface Politics in Greenland: Under the Great Ice
- "Peary Gletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 20 - GEUS
- GoogleEarth
- Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 84
External links
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