Umiamako Glacier Explained

Umiamako Glacier
Other Name:Umiammakku Isbræ
Location:Avannaata, Greenland
Map:Greenland
Coordinates:71.7114°N -52.4489°W
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
Terminus:Karrat Fjord, Baffin Bay,
North Atlantic Ocean

Umiamako Glacier (Danish: Umiammakku Isbræ), is a glacier in Avannaata, 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Umiammakku Isbræ. Mapcarta. 10 February 2017.
  2. [GoogleEarth]