| Guldfaxe | |
|---|---|
| Guldfaxe Gletscher | |
 Kattertooq and Sehested Fjords map section | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 63°13′N42°30′W / 63.217°N 42.500°W |
| Terminus | Rimfaxe Glacier Sehested Fjord, North Atlantic Ocean |
Guldfaxe (Danish : Guldfaxe Gletscher [1] ) is a glacier of the King Frederick VI Coast area in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.
This glacier is named after Gullfaxi, the golden-maned horse of Norse mythology.
Guldfaxe is a large, active glacier flowing from the eastern side of the Greenland ice sheet. [2]
The Guldfaxe glacier flows roughly eastward between sharp nunataks and flows into the right side of the Rimfaxe Glacier shortly before its terminus in the Sehested Fjord. [3]
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