Helheim Glacier

Retreat of Greenland's Helheim Glacier from 2001 to 2005

Helheim Glacier is one of Greenland's largest outlet glaciers.[1] It feeds the waters of the Helheim Fjord, part of the Sermilik (Egede og Rothes Fjord) system, where there are a number of glaciers discharging such as the Midgard Glacier.[2]

This glacier is named after the world of the dead in Norse Mythology.[3][4]

Retreat

Helheim Glacier accelerated from 8 km (5.0 mi) per year in 2000 to 11 km (6.8 mi) per year in 2005.[5] Like many of Greenland's outlet glaciers it is the site of glacial earthquakes.

See also

References

  1. "Rapid retreat of Greenland's outlet glaciers may be temporary". Nature. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  2. "Helheimfjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~vtsai/files/EkstromNettlesTsai_Science2006.pdf Ekström, G., M. Nettles, and V. C. Tsai (2006)"Seasonality and Increasing Frequency of Greenland Glacial Earthquakes", Science, 311, 5768, 1756-1758, doi:10.1126/science.1122112
  4. http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~vtsai/files/TsaiEkstrom_JGR2007.pdf|Tsai, V. C. and G. Ekström (2007). "Analysis of Glacial Earthquakes", J. Geophys. Res., 112, F03S22, doi:10.1029/2006JF000596
  5. "Helheim Glacier". United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 2009-08-16.

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Coordinates: 66°21′N 38°12′W / 66.350°N 38.200°W / 66.350; -38.200

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