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C. H. Ostenfeld Glacier

Coordinates: 81°43′00″N 44°10′00″W / 81.71667°N 44.16667°W / 81.71667; -44.16667
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C. H. Ostenfeld Glacier
C. H. Ostenfeld Gletscher
Map showing the location of C. H. Ostenfeld Glacier
Map showing the location of C. H. Ostenfeld Glacier
Location within Greenland
TypeTidal outlet glacier
LocationGreenland
Coordinates81°43′00″N 44°10′00″W / 81.71667°N 44.16667°W / 81.71667; -44.16667
Length50 km (31 mi)
Width8 km (5.0 mi)
Thickness93 m (305 ft)
TerminusVictoria Fjord;
Lincoln Sea

C. H. Ostenfeld Glacier (Danish: C. H. Ostenfeld Gletscher), is one of the major glaciers in northern Greenland.[1]

This glacier was first mapped by Lauge Koch in 1917 during Knud Rasmussen's 1916-1918 Second Thule Expedition to north Greenland and was named after Danish botanist Carl Hansen Ostenfeld (1873–1931), author of Flora of Greenland and its origin.[2]

Geography

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The C. H. Ostenfeld Glacier originates in the Greenland Ice Cap. It is roughly southeast–northwest oriented and has its terminus at the head of Victoria Fjord.[3] There are three nunataks near its terminus. The glacier's last stretch is a floating tongue within the fjord. The Brikkerne Glacier joins from the right near the head of the fjord.[4]

Map of part of Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Contribution to the glaciology of northern Greenland - UCI ESS
  2. ^ Ostenfeld, C.H. (1926). "The flora of Greenland and its origin". Biologiske Meddelelser, Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. 6: 1–71.
  3. ^ "C. H. Ostenfeld Gletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, Volume 1386, Part 3, figure 38
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