Skinfaxe (glacier) explained

Skinfaxe
Other Name:Skinfaxe Gletscher
Location:Greenland
Map:Greenland
Coordinates:63.4167°N -42°W
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Terminus:Kattertooq,
North Atlantic Ocean

Skinfaxe (Danish: Skinfaxe Gletscher[1]) is a glacier of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.

This glacier is named after Skinfaxi, the cosmic horse of Norse mythology.

Geography

Skinfaxe is a large, active glacier located on the eastern side of the Greenland ice sheet.[2] The Skinfaxe glacier flows roughly southeastward and has its terminus in the Kattertooq fjord shortly after its confluence with the Tjasse Glacier that joins it from the west.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://gst.dk/media/2915914/den-groenlandske-lods-sejladsanvisniner-oestgroenland.pdf Den grønlandske Lods - Geodatastyrelsen
  2. [GoogleEarth]
  3. Web site: Skinfaxe. GeoHack. 11 June 2021.