Sleipner Glacier

This article is about the glacier in Greenland. For the glacier in Antarctica, see Sleipnir Glacier.

Sleipner Glacier (Danish: Sleipner Gletscher), is a glacier in eastern Greenland.^[1]

Sleipner Glacier
Sleipner Gletscher
Odinland NASA picture section with the Sleipner Glacier on the left side
Location within Greenland
Type	Piedmont glacier
Location	Odinland, Greenland
Coordinates	63°53′N 41°25′W
Length	25 km (16 mi)
Width	4 km (2.5 mi)
Terminus	Fimbul Glacier

This glacier was named after Sleipner, Odin's mythical eight-legged flying horse.

Geography

The Sleipner Glacier originates in central Odinland, a heavily glaciated peninsula. It flows westward just west of Ensom Majestaet ('Lonely Majesty'), Odinland's highest point. The glacier is roughly east–west oriented and joins the left side of the Fimbul Glacier just north of its terminus in the Bernstorff Fjord (Kangertittivaq).^[2] Together the Sleipner and Fimbul glaciers produce massive amounts of ice that blocks the fjord.^[3]

Map of part of Greenland section.

Bibliography

• Climate-related glacier fluctuations in southeast Greenland

See also

• List of glaciers in Greenland