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https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica,_Ninth_Edition/Greenland

…ords, and 320,000 for the interior, believed to be almost entirely covered by a glacier ice-cap. On the east coast, Cape Bismarck, in 76° 47′ N. lat., marks the limits of exploration; though as early as 1670 Lambert is said to have sighted land several degrees further north. From…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord

…ng, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs in a valley created by a former glacier , which has since become inundated with water. [ 3 ] They are the glacial equivalent of drowned river valleys , known as rias . Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica , the Arctic , and surr…

http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspcabins

…ters of Thumb Cove. The most striking geologic feature in the park is Porcupine Glacier, towering above the park. Thumb Cove SMP is a favorite stop for recreational boaters and camping is popular along the beaches. The cove also offers good protection from the often unstable weat…

https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/geography/news/article/6036/lakes-forming-next-to-greenlan…

Lakes forming next to Greenland’s melting ice sheet are speeding up glacier flow | School of Geography | University of Leeds School of Geography Faculty of Environment News School of Geography Lakes forming next to Greenland’s melting ice sheet are speeding up glacier flow School…

https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2026/egusphere-2025-6281

…t two decades. The September 2005 and September 2020 avalanches originated from glaciers GL-B and GL-A within the same glacier complex, while the March 2020 rock–ice avalanche initiated from the headwall of glacier GL-F in an adjacent valley and terminated before reaching its abl…