Umiamako Glacier

Umiamako Glacier
Umiammakku Isbræ
Animation with the Umiamako Glacier in the foreground and the Ingia Glacier behind it
Map showing the location of Umiamako Glacier
Location within Greenland
Location Qaasuitsup, Greenland
Coordinates 71°42′41″N 052°26′56″W / 71.71139°N 52.44889°W / 71.71139; -52.44889Coordinates: 71°42′41″N 052°26′56″W / 71.71139°N 52.44889°W / 71.71139; -52.44889
Terminus Karrat Fjord, Baffin Bay,
North Atlantic Ocean

Umiamako Glacier (Danish: Umiammakku Isbræ), is a glacier in Qaasuitsup, Greenland.

Geography

It is a marine terminating glacier outlet of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Its terminus is in the Karrat Fjord, Nordost Bay, Baffin Bay, North Atlantic Ocean.[1]

The Umiamako Glacier flows roughly southwestwards, bending to an almost north/south direction shortly before its terminus.[2] It is surrounded by some of the highest mountains in west Greenland.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Umiammakku Isbræ". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ↑ GoogleEarth
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