Tjasse Glacier
| Tjasse Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Tjasses Gletscher | |
 Kattertooq and Sehested Fjords map section | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 63°20′N 42°13′W / 63.333°N 42.217°W |
| Terminus | Skinfaxe Glacier Kattertooq, North Atlantic Ocean |
Tjasse (Danish: Tjasses Gletscher[1]) is a glacier of the King Frederick VI Coast area in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.
This glacier is named after Þjazi, the powerful storm giant of Norse mythology.
Geography
[edit]Tjasse is a broad glacier that flows roughly southeastward east of the smaller Ygdrasil glacier. Shortly after bending in an eastward direction it joins the right side of the Skinfaxe Glacier before its terminus in the Kattertooq fjord.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Den grønlandske Lods – Geodatastyrelsen p. 34
- ^ "Tjasses Gletscher". GeoHack. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
External links
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