Storstrømmen (Greenland)
| Storstrømmen | |
|---|---|
Queen Louise Land ONC map section with the Storstrømmen in the upper right | |
| Type | Piedmont glacier |
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 77°0′N 22°40′W / 77.000°N 22.667°W |
| Area | 32,100 km2 |
| Length | 125 km |
| Width | 26 km |
| Terminus | Borg Fjord through Bredebrae; North Atlantic Ocean |
Storstrømmen (meaning "Large Stream" in Danish), is one of the major glaciers in northeastern Greenland. The North-East Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS) discharges into 3 main marine-terminating outlets: 79N Glacier, Zachariae Isstrøm and Storstrømmen – as arranged North to South.
Storstrømmen's ice flows at an average of 185m/yr, 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, 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.