Midgard Glacier

Midgard Glacier

View of the Midgard Glacier.
Location within Greenland

Location within Greenland

Location Greenland
Coordinates 66°23′N 36°53′W / 66.383°N 36.883°W / 66.383; -36.883Coordinates: 66°23′N 36°53′W / 66.383°N 36.883°W / 66.383; -36.883
Terminus Sermilik, North Atlantic Ocean

Midgard Glacier (Danish: Midgårdsgletscher) is a glacier on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet.[1]

Geography

The Midgard Glacier flows from the Femstjernen in the NE. It feeds the waters of the Ningerti, a branch of Sermilik (Egede og Rothes Fjord), a large fjord system where there are a number of glaciers discharging such as the Helheim Glacier.[2]

This glacier is named after Midgard, one of the Nine Worlds in Norse mythology.

See also

References

  1. "Midgårdsgletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. "Sermilik". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 April 2016.

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