| Skinfaxe | |
|---|---|
| Skinfaxe Gletscher | |
 Kattertooq and Sehested Fjords map section | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 63°25′N42°0′W / 63.417°N 42.000°W Coordinates: 63°25′N42°0′W / 63.417°N 42.000°W |
| Terminus | Kattertooq, North Atlantic Ocean |
Skinfaxe (Danish : Skinfaxe Gletscher [1] ) is a glacier of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.
This glacier is named after Skinfaxi, the cosmic horse of Norse mythology.
Skinfaxe is a large, active glacier located on the eastern side of the Greenland ice sheet. [2]
The Skinfaxe glacier flows roughly southeastward and has its terminus in the Kattertooq fjord shortly after its confluence with the Tjasse Glacier that joins it from the west. [3]
Jakobshavn Glacier, also known as Ilulissat Glacier, is a large outlet glacier in West Greenland. It is located near the Greenlandic town of Ilulissat and ends at the sea in the Ilulissat Icefjord.
King Frederick VIII Land is a major geographic division of northeastern Greenland. It extends above the Arctic Circle from 76°N to 81°N in a N/S direction along the coast of the Greenland Sea.
Garm is a glacier of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.
Kattertooq, meaning 'where there is much blue ice' in the Greenlandic language,) is a fjord of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.
Romer Lake is a land-locked freshwater fjord at the northern end of King Frederick VIII Land, near Greenland's northeastern coast. The Danish military base/weather station Nord —the only inhabited place in the area— lies 50 km (31 mi) to the northeast. The lake and its surroundings are part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
Petermann Peak,, also known as Petermann Fjeld, Petermanns Topp and Petermann Point is a mountain in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
The Princess Caroline-Mathilde Alps are a mountain range system in the Holm Land Peninsula, King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
Queen Louise Land is a vast mountainous region located west of Dove Bay, King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
Henson Glacier, is one of the major glaciers in northern Greenland.
Steensby Glacier is a major glacier in northern Greenland.
C. H. Ostenfeld Glacier, is one of the major glaciers in northern Greenland.
Hubbard Glacier, is a glacier in northwestern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
The Roosevelt Range or Roosevelt Mountains is a mountain range in Northern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Its highest peak is the highest point in Peary Land.
Steenstrup Glacier, is a glacier in NW 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.
Rimfaxe is a glacier of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.
Guldfaxe is a glacier of the King Frederick VI Coast area in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.
Tjasse is a glacier of the King Frederick VI Coast area in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.
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