Midgard Glacier
| Midgard Glacier | |
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View of the Midgard Glacier. | |
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| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 66°23′N 36°53′W / 66.383°N 36.883°WCoordinates: 66°23′N 36°53′W / 66.383°N 36.883°W |
| Terminus | Sermilik, North Atlantic Ocean |
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Midgard Glacier (Danish: Midgårdsgletscher) is a glacier on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet.[1]
Geography
The Midgard Glacier is located at the southern limit of Schweizerland. It flows from the Femstjernen in the NE. It feeds the waters of the Ningerti, a branch of Sermilik (Egede og Rothes Fjord), a large fjord system where there are a number of glaciers discharging such as the Helheim Glacier.[2]
This glacier is named after Midgard, one of the Nine Worlds in Norse mythology.
See also
References
- ↑ "Midgårdsgletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Sermilik". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
External links
- Glaciers Not On Simple, Upward Trend Of Melting sciencedaily.com, Feb. 21, 2007 "Two of Greenland's largest glaciers (Kangerdlugssuaq and Helheim) shrank dramatically ... between 2004 and 2005. And then, less than two years later, they returned to near their previous rates of discharge.
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