Fimbul Glacier

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Fimbul Glacier
Fimbulgletscher
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Odinland NASA picture section with the Fimbul Glacier on the left
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Location within Greenland
Type Piedmont glacier
Location Odinland, Greenland
Coordinates 63°56′N41°31′W / 63.933°N 41.517°W / 63.933; -41.517 Coordinates: 63°56′N41°31′W / 63.933°N 41.517°W / 63.933; -41.517
Length50 km (31 mi)
Width4 km (2.5 mi)
Terminus Bernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq)

Fimbul Glacier (Danish : Fimbulgletscher), is a glacier in eastern Greenland. [1]

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This glacier was named after an Old Norse word for "giant" or "mighty". [2]

Geography

The Fimbul Glacier originates in western Odinland, a glaciated peninsula. It flows southward from the area of the Ensomme Skraent ('Lonely Slope'), and joins the Sleipner Glacier from its left side just north of its terminus in the Bernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq) and west of the Brages Range. [3] Alfheimbjerg is a mountain further south, rising between the western side of the Fimbul Glacier terminus and the terminus of the Bernstorff Glacier . [4] Together the Sleipner and Fimbul glaciers produce massive amounts of ice that blocks the fjord. [5]

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Map of part of Greenland section.

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References

  1. ↑ "Fimbulgletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Wiktionary, fimbul-
  3. ↑ GoogleEarth
  4. ↑ Alfheimbjerg - Mapcarta
  5. ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 102
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