Humboldt Glacier | |
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Humboldt Gletscher | |
Type | Tidewater glacier |
Location | Greenland |
Coordinates | 79°30′N 63°00′W / 79.500°N 63.000°W |
Terminus | Kane Basin |
Humboldt Glacier (Danish: Humboldt Gletscher) is one of the major glaciers in northern Greenland.
The glacier is named after German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt and is the widest tidewater glacier in the Northern Hemisphere.