Petermann Glacier
Petermann Glacier is a large glacier located in North-West Greenland to the east of Nares Strait. It connects the Greenland ice sheet to the Arctic Ocean at 81°10' north latitude, near Hans Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 715 metres
- Description: glacier in Greenland
- Also known as: “Petermanns Gletscher”
Petermann Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Greenland, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Petermann Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Petermann Glacier” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Glacera de Petermann”
- Cebuano: “Petermann Gletscher”
- Chinese: “彼得曼冰川”
- Dutch: “Petermanngletsjer”
- French: “glacier Petermann”
- French: “Glacier Petermann”
- German: “Petermann Gletsjer”
- Japanese: “ピーターマン氷河”
- Russian: “Ледник Петермана”
- Spanish: “Glaciar Petermann”
- Swedish: “Petermann Gletscher”
- Swedish: “Petermannglaciären”
- Ukrainian: “Льодовик Петермана”
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