Hayes Glacier (Greenland)

Hayes Glacier is a tidewater glacier in the Avannaata municipality, located on the northwestern shore of Greenland.

Hayes Glacier
Hayes Gletscher
Location within Greenland
LocationMelville Bay, Greenland
Coordinates74°57′N 57°5′W
TerminusMelville Bay

Geography

It drains the Greenland ice sheet (Greenlandic: Sermersuaq) southwards into Melville Bay.[1] The glacier front is located to the east of the Tuttulikassak nunatak and south of the Kjer Glacier.[2]

Map of Northwestern Greenland

See also

References

  1. Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  2. "Hayes Gletscher". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 June 2019.


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