Bernstorff Glacier
| Bernstorff Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Bernstorff Gletscher | |
Map showing the location of Bernstorff Glacier Map showing the location of Bernstorff Glacier Location within Greenland | |
| Type | Piedmont glacier |
| Location | SE Greenland |
| Coordinates | 63°50′N 41°43′W / 63.833°N 41.717°W / 63.833; -41.717 |
| Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
| Width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Terminus | Bernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq) |
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]
Like the fjord, this glacier was named after Danish statesman Andreas Peter Bernstorff.
Geography
[edit ]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]
Bibliography
[edit ]See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Geographical Names - A.P. Bernstorf Gletscher: Greenland
- ^ Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Loss and Outlet Glacier Dynamics from Laser Altimetry Record (1993-2013)
- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ 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
- Figure S45. AP Bernstorff Glacier
- NASA - Small glacier emptying into the fjord of the much large Bernstorff Glacier
