| Waltershausen Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Waltershausen Gletscher | |
 View of the wide Waltershausen Glacier | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Type | Piedmont glacier |
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 73°54′N 24°25′W / 73.900°N 24.417°W |
| Width | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Terminus | Nordfjord Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord Greenland Sea |
Waltershausen Glacier (Danish: Waltershausen Gletscher) is one of the major glaciers in Greenland. It has its terminus on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet.
History
This glacier was named after German geologist Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen by the Second German North Polar Expedition led by Carl Koldewey that first surveyed and partially explored the Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord in 1869–70.[1]
Geography
The Waltershausen Glacier flows from the NW between Strindberg Land to the south and west, and Ole Romer Land to the northeast. Its terminus is at the head of the Nordfjord, a branch of the Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord, one of the largest fjords in East Greenland. Hudson Land is located east of the terminus area.[2]
The Waltershausen Nunatak is a large nunatak in the upper section of the glacier and Bartholin Land is a land area on the northern side.[2] The Jakob Kjøde Bjerg, a large 1,850 m (6,070 ft) high nunatak, rises off the northwestern side of the head of the glacier; to the west of it flows the Adolf Hoel Glacier.[2]
 Map of Northeastern Greenland |
 View of the Waltershausen Glacier terminus at the northern end of the Nordfjord. |
See also
References
- ↑ "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland". Geological Survey of Denmark. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Waltershausen Gletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
External links
Media related to Waltershausen Glacier at Wikimedia Commons- A journey to East Greenland's 11 km wide Waltershausen Glacier front.
- Glaciers Not On Simple, Upward Trend Of Melting sciencedaily.com, Feb. 21, 2007 "Two of Greenland's largest glaciers (Kangerdlugssuaq and Helheim) shrank dramatically ... between 2004 and 2005. And then, less than two years later, they returned to near their previous rates of discharge.