Hayes Glacier (Greenland) Explained

Hayes Glacier
Other Name:Hayes Gletscher
Location:Melville Bay, Greenland
Map:Greenland
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Coords:74.95°N -62°W
Terminus:Melville Bay

Hayes Glacier is a tidewater glacier in the Avannaata municipality, located on the northwestern shore of Greenland.

Geography

It drains the Greenland ice sheet (Kalaallisut; Greenlandic: Sermersuaq) southwards into Melville Bay.[1] The glacier front is located to the east of the Tuttulikassak nunatak and south of the Kjer Glacier.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  2. Web site: Hayes Gletscher. Mapcarta. 20 June 2019.