Skinfaxe ( da, Skinfaxe GletscherDen grønlandske Lods - Geodatastyrelsen
p. 34) is a glacier of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland. This glacier is named after Skinfaxi, the cosmic horse of

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Skinfaxe is a large, active glacier located on the eastern side 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 ...

. GoogleEarth The Skinfaxe glacier flows roughly southeastward and has its terminus in the Kattertooq fjord shortly after its confluence with the Tjasse Glacier that joins it from the west.

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