| King Oscar Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Kong Oscar Gletscher | |
 Natural-colour image showing the heavily crevassed terminus of the King Oscar Glacier. | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Type | Tidewater glacier |
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 76°02′N59°40′W / 76.03°N 59.67°W |
| Area | 21,134 km2 (8,200 sq mi) |
| Terminus | Melville Bay |
| Status | Retreating |
King Oscar Glacier (Danish : Kong Oscar Gletscher) [1] is a large glacier in the Avannaata Municipality, on the northwestern coast of Greenland.
The King Oscar Glacier is one of several glaciers that drain the north-western part of the Greenland Ice Sheet [2] into Melville Bay. It flows roughly southwestwards between the Peary Glacier to the northwest and the Nordenskiold Glacier to the southeast.
 |
As part of a comprehensive survey of Greenland's glaciers that was published in 2006, scientists documented that the mass balance—the sum of gains through snow accumulation and losses through iceberg calving and melting—of Kong Oscar and Greenland's other north-western glaciers was strongly negative between 1996 and 2005: they lost more ice than they gained. [2] The pattern was similar to the ice sheet as a whole, which has been losing ice mass at an accelerating pace in the past decade. [2]
Russell Glacier is a glacier in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. It flows from the Greenland ice sheet in the western direction. The front of the glacier is located 25 km (16 mi) east of Kangerlussuaq. It is active, advancing 25 m (82 ft) every year, and, due to easy access from Kangerlussuaq, it remains a popular place for tourists to visit.
Kjer Glacier is a tidewater glacier in the northwestern shore of Greenland. Administratively it belongs to Avannaata municipality.
Queen Louise Land is a vast mountainous region located west of Dove Bay, King Frederik VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
Nordenskiold Glacier, is a large glacier in the Avannaata Municipality, on the northwestern coast of Greenland.
Nordenskiold Glacier, is a large glacier in Qeqertalik Municipality, on the Western coast of Greenland.
Christian IV Glacier is a large glacier on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet. It is named after King Christian IV of Denmark. Administratively this glacier is part of the Sermersooq Municipality. The area surrounding Christian IV Glacier is uninhabited.
Academy Glacier, is one of the major glaciers in northern Greenland.
Steensby Glacier is a major glacier in northern Greenland.
Heilprin Glacier, is a glacier in northwestern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
Sharp Glacier, is a glacier in northwestern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
Hubbard Glacier, is a glacier in northwestern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
Rink Glacier, is a glacier in NW Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
Peary Glacier, is a glacier in north west Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
Kronborg Glacier is a glacier on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet. It is named after Kronborg Castle in Denmark. Administratively this glacier is part of the Sermersooq Municipality. The area surrounding the Kronborg Glacier is remote and uninhabited.
Hamberg Glacier is one of the major glaciers in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
Adolf Hoel Glacier, also known as Hoel Glacier(Hoels Gletscher), is one of the major glaciers in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
Frederiksborg Glacier is a glacier on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet. It is named after Frederiksborg Castle in Denmark.
Heim Glacier, is a glacier in eastern Greenland. It is named after Swiss geologist and glacial phenomena expert Albert Heim (1849–1937).
Bernstorff Glacier, is a glacier in the King Frederick VI Coast, Sermersooq, southeastern Greenland.
Storebjørn Glacier, is a glacier in the King Frederick VI Coast, Sermersooq, southeastern Greenland.
 | This Greenland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |