Helheim Glacier
Helheim Glacier is a glacier in the Sermersooq municipality, Eastern Greenland. This glacier's name is derived from "Helheim", a modern term for a world of the dead in Old Norse religion: Hel.
NASA, Public domain.- Glacier with an elevation of around 170 metres (570 feet)
- …is also known as “Helheim”
- Description: glacier in Greenland
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
66.35° or 66° 21′ north
Longitude
-38.2° or 38° 12′ west
Open location code
99R38RX2+X2
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Helheim Glacier” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Хелхеимглецчер”
- Cebuano: “Helheimgletscher”
- Chinese: “赫爾海姆冰河”
- French: “Glacier d’Helheim”
- German: “Helheim-Gletscher”
- German: “Helheimgletsjer”
- Japanese: “ヘルハイム氷河”
- Swedish: “Helheimgletscher”
- Turkish: “Helheim Buzulu”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Skaktfjord and Helheimfjord.
Greenland: Highlights
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