Umiamako Glacier
Umiamako Glacier (Danish: Umiammakku Isbræ), is a glacier in Qaasuitsup, Greenland.
Umiamako Glacier | |
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Umiammakku Isbræ | |
Animation with the Umiamako Glacier in the foreground and the Ingia Glacier behind it | |
Location within Greenland | |
Location | Qaasuitsup, Greenland |
Coordinates | 71°42′41″N 052°26′56″W |
Terminus | Karrat Fjord, Baffin Bay, North Atlantic Ocean |
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.
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