K.J.V. Steenstrup Glacier is one of the major
glaciers in
King Christian IX Land, by the eastern coast of
Greenland,
Sermersooq municipality.
This ice formation includes two nearly parallel glaciers, the Northern K.J.V. Steenstrup Glacier ( da, K.I.V. Steenstrups Nordre Bræ)
and the Southern K.J.V. Steenstrup Glacier ( da, K.I.V. Steenstrups Søndre Bræ).
These glaciers were named after Danish geologist and explorer of Greenland
K. J. V. Steenstrup Knud Johannes Vogelius Steenstrup (7 September 1842 – 6 May 1913) was a Danish geologist. He was most noted as an explorer of Greenland.
Biography
Steenstrup was born at Høstemark Mill in Mou Sogn, Jutland, Denmark. He was the son of Jo ...
(1842 - 1913).
Geography
The K.J.V. Steenstrup Glaciers originate in a mountainous glaciated area east of
Schweizerland. They flow from the NW in a roughly southeastern direction.
The two glaciers have their terminus on the east coast of the
Greenland ice sheet
The Greenland ice sheet ( da, Grønlands indlandsis, kl, Sermersuaq) is a vast body of ice covering , roughly near 80% of the surface of Greenland. It is sometimes referred to as an ice cap, or under the term ''inland ice'', or its Danish equiva ...
, in the
Denmark Strait roughly 8 km west of
Tasiilap Karra
Tasiilap Karra or Cape Gustav Holm ( da, Kap Gustav Holm) is a headland in eastern Greenland, Sermersooq municipality.
It was named after officer of the Danish Navy and Arctic explorer Gustav Holm (1849 – 1940).
Geography
Cape Gustav Holm is ...
(Cape Gustav Holm).
Den grønlandske Lods - Geodatastyrelsen
/ref> The northern side of the terminus of the Northern K.J.V. Steenstrup Glacier is by the mouth of the Ikersuaq
Ikersuaq, old spelling ''Ikerssuak'', ( da, Bredefjord) is a fjord in southwestern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Kujalleq municipality.
Geography
The Ikersuaq fjord is oriented in a roughly NE/SW direction and to the southwest i ...
(Ikertivaq) fjord.[ GoogleEarth] Their faces form impressive walls of ice between 60 and 90 m high.[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 108]
See also
* List of glaciers in Greenland
References
External links
Photo of View Down KJV Steenstrup Norde Brae GlacierDepartment of Geodesy, DTU Space - GNET GPS Station KJV Steenstrup Nordre BræKjv Steenstrups Sondre Brae Map
Glaciers of Greenland
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