Rink Glacier (Melville Bay)
Rink Glacier (Danish: Rink Gletscher), is a glacier in NW Greenland.[2] Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
| Rink Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Rink Gletscher | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Type | Tidewater glacier |
| Location | NW Greenland |
| Coordinates | 76°12′N 61°9′W |
| Width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Terminus | Melville Bay |
| Status | Retreating[1] |
This glacier was named after Danish geologist and explorer of Greenland Hinrich Johannes Rink (1819 - 1893).
Geography
The Rink Glacier is located in the Lauge Koch Coast, Melville Bay.[3] It originates in the western Greenland ice sheet and flows southwestwards between the Døcker Smith Glacier to the west and the Peary Glacier to the east.[2] Its terminus lies ENE of Cape Murdoch, northeast of the Fisher Islands and north of the Balgoni Islands in Melville Bay.[4]
 Map of Northwestern Greenland |
See also
References
- Warming, glacier melt and surface energy budget
- "Rink Gletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 20 - GEUS
- GoogleEarth
External links
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