Bredebrae

Bredebrae (Danish: Bredebræ; "Broad Glacier"), sometimes also known as "Brede Glacier",[1] is a large glacier in northeastern Greenland. It has its terminus on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet.[2]

Bredebrae
Bredebræ
Bredebrae east of Queen Louise Land.
Map showing the location of BredebraeBredebræ
Map showing the location of BredebraeBredebræ
Location within Greenland
LocationGreenland
Coordinates76°36′N 22°50′W
Width27 km
TerminusBorge Fjord
North Atlantic Ocean

Geography

The mighty Bredebrae is the front[3] or the confluence of two very large glaciers, the Storstrommen flowing from the north and the L. Bistrup Brae from the south.[4]

Bredebrae is a broad glacier producing masses of large icebergs with its terminus to the north and west of Lindhard Island at the head of Borge Fjord, west of Dove Bay, Greenland Sea. A huge amount of ice constantly drifts out of the fjord from the glacier, completely clogging the entrance of the fjord with multitude of irregularly-shaped icebergs.[5]

Map of Northeastern Greenland.

See also

References

  1. Captain Koch's Crossing of Greenland, Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, Vol. 46, No. 5 (1914), pp. 356-360
  2. "Bredebræ". Mapcarta. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  3. Fluctuations of Glaciers 1990-1995 (Vol. VII)
  4. "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland". Geological Survey of Denmark. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  5. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 126
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