| Spalte Glacier | |
| Map: | Greenland |
| Location: | Crown Prince Christian Land, in Northeast Greenland |
| Coordinates: | 79.7167°N -36°W |
| Area: | 110 square km |
| Length: | 15km |
| Width: | 10km |
| Elevation Min: | 0m |
| Terminus: | Dijmphna Sound |
| Status: | Disintegrated |
The Spalte Glacier was a large floating glacier located in Crown Prince Christian Land, northeastern Greenland. The glacier broke up and completely disintegrated in July 2020.
The glacier was a northern offshoot of the Nioghalvfjerdsbrae glacier as it split either side of Hovgaard Island.[1] The main flow of the Nioghalvfjerdsbrae flows eastward out into Nioghalvfjerd Fjord while a smaller branch, the Spalte Glacier, flowed north into Dijmphna Sound.[2]
In July 2020, satellite images showed the complete break up of the Spalte Glacier.[3] An area of 125 square km of ice broke away leaving a calving front along the side of the main flow of the Nioghalvfjerdsbrae glacier.[4]