Steenstrup Glacier

Steenstrup Glacier
Sermerssuak
Steenstrup Gletscher
Map showing the location of Steenstrup Glacier
Map showing the location of Steenstrup Glacier
Location within Greenland
TypeTidewater glacier
LocationNW Greenland
Coordinates75°19′N 57°59′W / 75.317°N 57.983°W / 75.317; -57.983
Width14 km (8.7 mi)
TerminusMelville Bay

Steenstrup Glacier (Danish: Steenstrup Gletscher), is a glacier in NW Greenland.[1] Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.

This glacier was named after Danish geologist and explorer of Greenland K. J. V. Steenstrup (1842 - 1913).

  1. ^ "Steenstrupgletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 March 2019.