Hayes Glacier (Greenland)

For the glacier in Antarctica, see Hayes Glacier.
Hayes Glacier
Location Melville Bay, Greenland
Coordinates 74°56′N 57°06′W / 74.933°N 57.100°W / 74.933; -57.100Coordinates: 74°56′N 57°06′W / 74.933°N 57.100°W / 74.933; -57.100
Terminus Melville Bay
Hayes Glacier
Location within Greenland

Hayes Glacier is a tidewater glacier in the Qaasuitsup municipality, located on the northwestern shore of Greenland. It drains the Greenland ice sheet (Greenlandic: Sermersuaq) southwards into Melville Bay.[1] The glacier front is located to the east of the Tuttulikassak nunatak.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992


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