Steenstrup Glacier (), is a glacier in NW Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
This glacier was named after Danish geologist and explorer of Greenland K. J. V. Steenstrup (1842 - 1913).
Geography The Steenstrup Glacier is the largest and widest glacier in the Coast, Melville Bay.Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 83Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 20 - GEUS It originates in the western side of the Greenland ice sheet and flows westwards between the to the north and the Kjer Glacier to the south. Its terminus is just northeast of the Depot Islands and north of in the Melville Bay.GoogleEarth The is located south, and the rises on the northern side.Kløftet Nunatak - Mapcarta
See also List of glaciers in Greenland References
External links Steenstrup Glacier, NW Greenland Releases New Island in 2017 Warming, glacier melt and surface energy budget