Dodge Glacier ( da, Dodge Gletscher), is a

glacier A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as ...

in northwestern

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...

.Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne
/ref> Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality. The glacier was named by

Isaac Israel Hayes Isaac Israel Hayes (March 5, 1832 – December 17, 1881) was an American Arctic explorer, physician, and politician, who was appointed as the commanding officer at Satterlee General Hospital during the American Civil War, and was then elected, a ...

(1832 – 1881) after expedition member Henry W. Dodge during the American Arctic Expedition of 1860 – 1861.

Geography

The Dodge Glacier has its

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in the Smith Sound, east of Cape Alexander (Ullersuaq), north of the

Storm Glacier A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere of an astronomical body. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), ...

. The Dodge and Storm glaciers don't discharge directly from the Greenland Ice Sheet, but from an ice cap located at the southwestern end of

Inglefield Land Inglefield Land is an unglaciated area along the northwestern coast of Greenland. It was named after English explorer Edward Augustus Inglefield. History Inglefield Land is noted for its archaeological sites, which show evidence of occupation by ...

which is attached to the Ice Sheet from the southeast.Greenland Pilot
/ref> In the same manner as the neighboring Storm Glacier, the Dodge Glacier has retreated significantly in recent years.Dodge Glacier and Storm Glacier Retreat, Northern Greenland
/ref>

References

External links

Early Results from NASA's Ocean-Ice Mission in Greenland
Glaciers of Greenland {{Greenland-glacier-stub

Geography

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