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Fimbul Glacier

Coordinates: 63°56′N 41°31′W / 63.933°N 41.517°W / 63.933; -41.517
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Fimbul Glacier
Fimbulgletscher
Odinland NASA picture section with the Fimbul Glacier on the left
Map showing the location of Fimbul Glacier
Map showing the location of Fimbul Glacier
Location within Greenland
TypePiedmont glacier
LocationOdinland, Greenland
Coordinates63°56′N 41°31′W / 63.933°N 41.517°W / 63.933; -41.517
Length50 km (31 mi)
Width4 km (2.5 mi)
TerminusBernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq)

Fimbul Glacier (Danish: Fimbulgletscher), is a glacier in eastern Greenland.[1]

This glacier was named after an Old Norse word for "giant" or "mighty".[2]

Geography

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The Fimbul Glacier originates in western Odinland, a glaciated peninsula. It flows southward from the area of the Ensomme Skraent ('Lonely Slope'), and joins the Sleipner Glacier from its left side just north of its terminus in the Bernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq) and west of the Brages Range.[3] Alfheimbjerg is a mountain further south, rising between the western side of the Fimbul Glacier terminus and the terminus of the Bernstorff Glacier .[4] Together the Sleipner and Fimbul glaciers produce massive amounts of ice that blocks the fjord.[5]

Map of part of Greenland section.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fimbulgletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. ^ Wiktionary, fimbul-
  3. ^ GoogleEarth
  4. ^ Alfheimbjerg - Mapcarta
  5. ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 102
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