Raven Glacier is a
glacier in northern
Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the
Northeast Greenland National Park
Northeast Greenland National Park ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaanni nuna eqqissisimatitaq, da, Grønlands Nationalpark) is the world's largest national park and the 10th List of largest protected areas in the world, largest protected area (the only large ...
.
The glacier was named by
Robert Peary
Robert Edwin Peary Sr. (; May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for, in Apri ...
after
Anton A. Raven
Anton Adolph Raven (September 30, 1833 – January 15, 1919) was a Curaçaoan-born American business executive.
Early life
Raven was born on September 30, 1833, in Curaçao in what was then a part of the Dutch West Indies. He was a son of John ...
, one of the founding members of the
Peary Arctic Club
The Peary Arctic Club was an American-based club with the goal of promoting the Arctic expeditions of Robert Peary (1856–1920).
This association of influential persons was able to overcome the opposition of the U.S. Navy Department to grant th ...
in
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
.
Geography
The Raven Glacier is located at the northern end of
Roosevelt Land. It flows roughly westwards to the south of
Cape Washington. Its
terminus lies on the eastern side of the mouth area of
Hunt Fjord.
[ Google Maps]GEUS - ''Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, 1903'' map sheet
/ref>
See also
* List of glaciers in Greenland
* Peary Land
References
External links
North Greenland Glacier Velocities and Calf Ice Production
Glaciers of Greenland
Peary Land
{{Greenland-geo-stub