Sleipner Glacier

Sleipner Glacier (Danish: Sleipner Gletscher), is a glacier in eastern Greenland.[1]

This article is about the glacier in Greenland. For the glacier in Antarctica, see Sleipnir Glacier.
Sleipner Glacier
Sleipner Gletscher
Odinland NASA picture section with the Sleipner Glacier on the left side
Map showing the location of Sleipner Glacier
Map showing the location of Sleipner Glacier
Location within Greenland
TypePiedmont glacier
LocationOdinland, Greenland
Coordinates63°53′N 41°25′W
Length25 km (16 mi)
Width4 km (2.5 mi)
TerminusFimbul Glacier

This glacier was named after Sleipner, Odin's mythical eight-legged flying horse.

Geography

The Sleipner Glacier originates in central Odinland, a heavily glaciated peninsula. It flows westward just west of Ensom Majestaet ('Lonely Majesty'), Odinland's highest point. The glacier is roughly east–west oriented and joins the left side of the Fimbul Glacier just north of its terminus in the Bernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq).[2] Together the Sleipner and Fimbul glaciers produce massive amounts of ice that blocks the fjord.[3]

Map of part of Greenland section.

Bibliography

See also

References
  1. "Sleipner". Mapcarta. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. GoogleEarth
  3. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 102
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