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Storstrommen (Greenland)
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Storstrommen (Danish: Storstrømmen, meaning "Large Stream"), is one of the major glaciers in northeastern Greenland.[1] The North-East Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS) discharges into 3 main marine-terminating outlets: 79N Glacier, Zachariae Isstrøm and Storstrommen - as arranged North to South.[2]
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![]() Queen Louise Land ONC map section with the Storstrommen in the upper right. | |
Type | Piedmont glacier |
Location | Greenland |
Coordinates | 77°0′N 22°40′W |
Area | 32,100 km2 |
Length | 125 km |
Width | 26 km |
Terminus | Borg Fjord through Bredebrae; North Atlantic Ocean |
Storstrommen's ice flows at an average of 185m/yr,[3] an order of magnitude slower than its Northern cousins. This is suggested as this outlet sits on higher elevations, where the subglacial topography and hydro-dynamics pin and slow glacier flow, relative to predominantly marine-based 79N and Zachariae Isstrøm. All 3 outlets see an increased ice velocity in the summer months,[4] as surface meltwater is fed into the subglacial environment, saturating highly-malleable tills and lubricating the over-riding glacier's movement.
Storstrømmen was named because of its size. It was given this name by the ill-fated 1906–08 Denmark Expedition (Danmark-Ekspeditionen) led by Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen.[5]