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Petermann Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Petermann Glacier is a large glacier in northwest Greenland, east of Nares Strait, connecting the Greenland ice sheet to the Arctic Ocean at about 81 degrees 10 minutes north latitude near Hans Island. The glacier and its fjord are named after the German cartographer August Heinrich Petermann. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
Connections

Caused By

Glaciation, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Petermann Glacier

In Discipline

Glaciology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Petermann Glacier
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Greenland

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Petermann Glacier
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Petermann Glacier, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCNname_eng and desig_eng
Quote, name_eng and desig_eng
"name_eng": "Nationalparken i Nord- og Østg", "desig_eng": "National Park"
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Petermann Glacier (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Quote, Lead section
Petermann Glacier (Danish: Petermann Gletsjer) is a large glacier located in North-West Greenland to the east of Nares Strait.
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Wikidata: Petermann Glacier
Wikidata Q546312, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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