Bernstorff Glacier

Bernstorff Glacier (Danish: Bernstorff Gletscher, also referred to as A.P. Bernstorf Gletscher), is a glacier in the King Frederick VI Coast, Sermersooq, southeastern Greenland.[1]

Bernstorff Glacier
Bernstorff Gletscher
Odinland NASA picture section with the Bernstorff Glacier on the left side
Map showing the location of Bernstorff Glacier
Map showing the location of Bernstorff Glacier
Location within Greenland
TypePiedmont glacier
LocationSE Greenland
Coordinates63°50′N 41°43′W
Length70 km (43 mi)
Width6 km (3.7 mi)
TerminusBernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq)

Like the fjord, this glacier was named after Danish statesman Andreas Peter Bernstorff.

Geography

The Bernstorff Glacier is a fast-flowing glacier originating in the eastern side of the Greenland Ice Sheet.[2] It flows roughly south/southeastward and is joined by a branch flowing from the north with the confluence west of Alfheimbjerg. Its terminus is in the Bernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq), slightly to the west of the terminus of the Fimbul Glacier and to the north of the Storebjørn Glacier.[3] Together the Bernstorff and Fimbul glaciers produce massive amounts of ice that blocks the fjord.[4]

Map of part of Greenland section.

Bibliography

See also

References
  1. Geographical Names - A.P. Bernstorf Gletscher: Greenland
  2. Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Loss and Outlet Glacier Dynamics from Laser Altimetry Record (1993-2013)
  3. GoogleEarth
  4. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 102


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