Guldfaxe (glacier)
Guldfaxe (Danish: Guldfaxe Gletscher[1]) is a glacier of the King Frederick VI Coast area in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.
| Guldfaxe | |
|---|---|
| Guldfaxe Gletscher | |
 Kattertooq and Sehested Fjords map section | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 63°13′N 42°30′W |
| Terminus | Rimfaxe Glacier Sehested Fjord, North Atlantic Ocean |
This glacier is named after Gullfaxi, the golden-maned horse of Norse mythology.
Geography
Guldfaxe is a large, active glacier flowing from the eastern side of the Greenland ice sheet.[2]
The Guldfaxe glacier flows roughly eastward between sharp nunataks and flows into the right side of the Rimfaxe Glacier shortly before its terminus in the Sehested Fjord.[3]
References
- Den grønlandske Lods – Geodatastyrelsen p. 34
- GoogleEarth
- "Guldfaxe". GeoHack. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
External links
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