C. H. Ostenfeld Glacier

Glacier in Greenland
81°43′00″N 44°10′00″W / 81.71667°N 44.16667°W / 81.71667; -44.16667Length50 km (31 mi)Width8 km (5.0 mi)Thickness93 m (305 ft)TerminusVictoria Fjord;
Lincoln Sea

C. H. Ostenfeld Glacier (Danish: C. H. Ostenfeld Gletscher), is one of the major glaciers in northern Greenland.[1]

This glacier was first mapped by Lauge Koch in 1917 during Knud Rasmussen's 1916-1918 Second Thule Expedition to north Greenland and was named after Danish botanist Carl Hansen Ostenfeld (1873–1931), author of Flora of Greenland and its origin.[2]

Geography

The C. H. Ostenfeld Glacier originates in the Greenland Ice Cap. It is roughly southeast–northwest oriented and has its terminus at the head of Victoria Fjord.[3] There are three nunataks near its terminus. The glacier's last stretch is a floating tongue within the fjord. The Brikkerne Glacier joins from the right near the head of the fjord.[4]

Map of part of Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland.

Bibliography

  • Anthony K. Higgins, North Greenland Glacier Velocities and Calf Ice Production
  • A Review of Recent Changes in Major Marine-Terminating Outlet Glaciers

See also

References

  1. ^ Contribution to the glaciology of northern Greenland - UCI ESS
  2. ^ Ostenfeld, C.H. (1926). "The flora of Greenland and its origin". Biologiske Meddelelser, Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. 6: 1–71.
  3. ^ "C. H. Ostenfeld Gletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, Volume 1386, Part 3, figure 38

External links

  • Arctic Sea Ice Forum
  • Icy Seas
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