Hayes Glacier (Greenland)

For the glacier in Antarctica, see Hayes Glacier.
Hayes Glacier
Hayes Gletscher
Map showing the location of Hayes Glacier
Map showing the location of Hayes Glacier
Location within Greenland
LocationMelville Bay, Greenland
Coordinates74°57′N 57°5′W / 74.950°N 57.083°W / 74.950; -57.083
TerminusMelville Bay

Hayes Glacier is a tidewater glacier in the Avannaata municipality, located on the northwestern shore of Greenland.

Geography

It drains the Greenland ice sheet (Greenlandic: Sermersuaq) southwards into Melville Bay.[1] The glacier front is located to the east of the Tuttulikassak nunatak and south of the Kjer Glacier.[2]

Map of Northwestern Greenland

See also

References

  1. ^ Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  2. ^ "Hayes Gletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 June 2019.


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