Humboldt Glacier () is one of the major glaciers in northern Greenland.
The glacier is named after German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt and is the widest tidewater glacier in the Northern Hemisphere.
Geography The Humboldt Glacier borders the Kane Basin in North West Greenland. Its front is wide. It has been retreating in the period of observation spanning 1975–2010.
Humboldt Glacier fringes the coast of Peabody Bay from north to south. The McGary Islands lie off the glacier at the southern end of the bay.Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 88
See also List of glaciers in Greenland Peabody Bay References
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