Humboldt Glacier
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For the glaciers in Venezuela's Sierra Nevada, see Pico Humboldt.
Humboldt Glacier (Danish: Humboldt Gletscher) is one of the major glaciers in northern Greenland.
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Humboldt Glacier | |
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Humboldt Gletscher | |
Type | Tidewater glacier |
Location | Greenland |
Coordinates | 79°30′N 63°00′W |
Terminus | Kane Basin |
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The glacier is named after German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt and is the widest tidewater glacier in the Northern Hemisphere.