Humboldt Glacier

Humboldt Glacier is one of the major in northern . The glacier is named after German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt and is the widest in the Northern Hemisphere.
Wikipedia
NASA, Public domain.
  • Glacier with an elevation of 335 metres (1,099 feet)
  • …is also known as “Humboldt Brae”
  • Description: glacier in Greenland

Humboldt Glacier

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Latitude
79.5° or 79° 30′ north
Longitude
-62.99806° or 62° 59′ 53″ west
Open location code
C7FVG222+2Q
Geo­Names ID
3831392
Wiki­data ID
Q957169

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Humboldt Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Humboldt glaziarra”
  • Catalan: “glacera de Humboldt”
  • Catalan: “Glacera de Humboldt”
  • Cebuano: “Humboldt Gletscher”
  • Danish: “Humboldt Gletscher”
  • Dutch: “Humboldt Glacier”
  • French: “glacier de Humboldt”
  • French: “glacier Humboldt”
  • French: “Glacier Humboldt”
  • German: “Humboldt Gletsjer”
  • Kalaallisut: “Sermersuaq”
  • Slovenian: “Humboldtov ledenik”
  • Swedish: “Humboldtglaciären”

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