Ingia Glacier

Ingia Glacier (Danish: Inngia Isbræ), is a glacier in Avannaata Municipality, West Greenland.

Ingia Glacier
Inngia Isbræ
Animation with the Ingia Glacier in the background —at the center of the picture— and the Umiamako Glacier before it.
Map showing the location of Ingia Glacier
Map showing the location of Ingia Glacier
Location within Greenland
LocationAvannaata, Greenland
Coordinates72°8′N 52°27′W
TerminusKarrat Fjord, Baffin Bay,
North Atlantic Ocean

Geography

It is a marine terminating glacier outlet of the western side of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Its terminus is in the Inngia Fjord, a branch of the Karrat Fjord, Nordost Bay, Baffin Bay, North Atlantic Ocean.[1]

The Ingia Glacier flows in a NNE / SSW direction, bending roughly southwestwards shortly before its terminus.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Inngia Isbræ". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. GoogleEarth


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