Fimbul Glacier (), is a glacier in eastern Greenland.
This glacier was named after an Old Norse word for "giant" or "mighty".[ Wiktionary, fimbul-]
Geography
The Fimbul Glacier originates in western
Odinland, a
glaciated peninsula. It flows southward from the area of the
Ensomme Skraent ('Lonely Slope'), and joins the
Sleipner Glacier from its left side just north of its terminus in the
Bernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq) and west of the
Brages Range.
[GoogleEarth] Alfheimbjerg is a mountain further south, rising between the western side of the Fimbul Glacier terminus and the terminus of the Bernstorff Glacier .
[ Alfheimbjerg - Mapcarta] Together the Sleipner and Fimbul glaciers produce massive amounts of ice that blocks the fjord.
[ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 102]
Bibliography
See also
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List of glaciers in Greenland
External links
