A. Harmsworth Glacier | |
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A. Harmsworth Gletscher | |
Type | Valley glacier |
Location | Greenland |
Coordinates | 83°24′N36°20′W / 83.400°N 36.333°W |
Width | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
Terminus | Benedict Fjord Lincoln Sea |
A. Harmsworth Glacier or Alfred Harmsworth Glacier (Danish : A. Harmsworth Gletscher) is a glacier in northern Greenland. [1] Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
The glacier was named by Robert Peary after British newspaper magnate Alfred Harmsworth, who had gifted him expedition ship "Windward" following a lecture on Polar exploration Peary gave at the Royal Geographical Society in 1897. [2]
The A. Harmsworth Glacier is flowing roughly to the NW and has its terminus at the head of the Benedict Fjord. It fills most of the inner fjord. [3] Gertrud Rask Land lies on its eastern side and Roosevelt Land in the west. The glacier has a velocity of 160 m (520 ft) per year. [4]
The peaks of the Roosevelt Range rise on both sides and at the head of the A. Harmsworth Glacier. To the east some peaks rise to heights above 1,500 m (4,900 ft). The A. Harmsworth Glacier is one of the large glaciers in the area. [5]
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