| Petermann Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Petermann Gletscher | |
 NASA satellite image. | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| 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]
- ^ Sides, Hampton (2014). In The Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette. Doubleday. p. 406. ISBN 978-0385535373.