Petermann Glacier | |
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Petermann Gletscher | |
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Location | Greenland |
Coordinates | 80°45′N 60°45′W / 80.750°N 60.750°W |
Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
Width | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
Thickness | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
Terminus | Petermann Fjord Hall Basin |
Petermann Glacier (Danish: Petermann Gletsjer) is a large glacier located in North-West Greenland to the east of Nares Strait. It connects the Greenland ice sheet to the Arctic Ocean at 81°10' north latitude, near Hans Island.
The glacier and its fjord are named after German cartographer August Heinrich Petermann.[1]