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Garm (glacier)

Coordinates: 63°5′N 42°29′W / 63.083°N 42.483°W / 63.083; -42.483
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Garm
Garm Gletscher
Garm in 2018, near the top of the photo
Map showing the location of Garm
Map showing the location of Garm
Location within Greenland
LocationGreenland
Coordinates63°5′N 42°29′W / 63.083°N 42.483°W / 63.083; -42.483
TerminusSehested Fjord and Timmiarmiut Fjord,
North Atlantic Ocean

Garm (Danish: Garm Gletscher[1]) is a glacier of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.

This glacier is named after Garm, the mythical dog that guards Hel's gate in Norse mythology.

Geography

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Garm is located on the eastern side of the Greenland ice sheet.[2][3]

In its last stretch the Garm glacier flows eastward and splits into two branches, one continuing eastwards into the head of the Sikuijuitsoq, a branch of the Sehested Fjord (Uummannap Kangertiva) and the other bending southwards with its terminus in the Ernineq Fjord at the northern end of the Timmiarmiut Fjord system.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Den grønlandske Lods - Geodatastyrelsen Archived 2020-10-28 at the Wayback Machine p. 34
  2. ^ GoogleEarth
  3. ^ Garm, Østgrønland, Greenland
  4. ^ "Garm". Mapcarta. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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