Giesecke Glacier
Giesecke Glacier is a glacier in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Its outflow is split in the center by a nunatak. Through two tongues it drains the Greenland ice sheet westwards into Kangerlussuaq Icefjord.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 454 metres
- Description: glacier in Greenland
- Also known as: “Giesecke Braeer”, “Gieseckes Bræer”, and “Gieseckes Glacier”
Giesecke Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Avannaata, Greenland, North America
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Satellite Map
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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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