Hans Tausen Ice Cap ( da, Hans Tausens Iskappe) is an ice cap in

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, northern

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. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne
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Age

Ice cores show it is around 3500–4000 years old. It formed since the Holocene climatic optimum of 6000-8000 BP. It is a well studied ice cap, and is important to understanding the Holocene climatic optimum.

Geography

The ice cap is located south of

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and the Nordpasset, at the western end of the

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area, east of Freuchen Land across the inner J.P. Koch Fjord, west of

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and south of the O.B. Bøggild Fjord.

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It is about from north to south and from east to west and sits on a high plateau. The Hans Tausen Ice Cap is the source of many glaciers, including the

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to the east, the Aajaku Glacier, Inukitsaq Glacier and Persuaq Glacier to the west, and the

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and Tjalfe Glacier to the north.Traveling Luck for Hans Tausen Iskappe
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References

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External links

Hans Tausen Iskappe, North Greenland - Studies Using an Ice Flow Model
Ice caps of Greenland Landforms of North America Peary Land

Age

Geography

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