Giesecke Glacier

Giesecke Glacier is a in Avannaata municipality in northwestern . Its outflow is split in the center by a nunatak. Through two tongues it drains the Greenland ice sheet westwards into Kangerlussuaq Icefjord.
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  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 454 metres
  • Description: glacier in Greenland
  • Also known as: Giesecke Braeer”, “Gieseckes Bræer”, and “Gieseckes Glacier

Giesecke Glacier

Latitude
73.58333° or 73° 35′ north
Longitude
-55.25° or 55° 15′ west
Elevation
454 metres (1,490 feet)
Open location code
C856HQM2+82
Geo­Names ID
3423694
Wiki­data ID
Q5559822
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Giesecke Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Giesecke Bræer
  • Swedish: Giesecke Bræer

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Giesecke Glacier”. Photo: Slaunger, CC BY-SA 3.0.