Raven Glacier | |
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Roosevelt Range section of Robert Peary's 1900 explorations map "Polar Regions". | |
Location within Greenland | |
Location | Greenland |
Coordinates | 83°27′N 38°55′W / 83.450°N 38.917°W / 83.450; -38.917 |
Width | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
Terminus | Hunt Fjord Lincoln Sea |
Raven Glacier is a glacier in northern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
The glacier was named by Robert Peary after Anton A. Raven, one of the founding members of the Peary Arctic Club in New York.
Geography
The Raven Glacier is located at the northern end of Roosevelt Land. It flows roughly westwards to the south of Cape Washington. Its terminus lies on the eastern side of the mouth area of Hunt Fjord.
See also
References
- XIV. Der Peary Arctic Club - Projekt Gutenberg
- Geographical Record - JSTOR
- Google Maps
- GEUS - Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, 1903 map sheet
External links
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