Fenris Glacier

Fenris Glacier (Danish: Fenrisgletscher) is a glacier in the Sermersooq municipality, Eastern Greenland.

Fenris Glacier
View of the Helheim, Fenris, and Midgard glaciers at the northern end of Sermilik Fjord.
Map showing the location of Fenris Glacier
Map showing the location of Fenris Glacier
Location within Greenland
LocationGreenland
Coordinates66°29′N 37°38′W
TerminusNingerti
Sermilik,
North Atlantic Ocean

This glacier is named after Fenris (Fenrir), the mighty wolf of Norse mythology.

Geography

The Fenris Glacier is located on the eastern side of the Greenland ice sheet, forming the boundary of the western and southwestern area of Schweizerland.[1] It flows roughly southwards from the area of Gaule Bjerg, west of the Midgard Glacier and northeast of the Helheim Glacier. Its terminus is at the mouth of the Ningerti, one of the northernmost branches of Sermilik (Egede og Rothes Fjord), a large fjord system.[2]

See also

References

  1. GoogleEarth
  2. "Fenrisletscher". GeoHack. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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