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Glacier in Greenland

Upernavik Glacier
Upernavik Isbræ
LocationUpernavik Archipelago, Greenland
Coordinates72°50′N 54°10′W / 72.833°N 54.167°W / 72.833; -54.167
TerminusUpernavik Icefjord
Upernavik Glacier is located in Upernavik ArchipelagoUpernavik Glacierclass=notpageimage| Upernavik Glacier (Upernavik Archipelago)

Upernavik Glacier (Greenlandic: Sermeq, Danish: Upernavik Isbræ) is a large tidewater glacier in Avannaata municipality on the northwestern shore of Greenland. It drains a large portion of the Greenland ice sheet westwards into Upernavik Icefjord.

References

  1. Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
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