Russell Glacier ( Danish : Russells Gletscher ) is a glacier in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland . It flows from the Greenland ice sheet ( Greenlandic : Sermersuaq ) in the western direction. The front of the glacier is located 25 km (16 mi) east of Kangerlussuaq . It is active, advancing 25 m (82 ft) every year, and, due to easy access from Kangerlussuaq, it remains a popular place for tourists to visit.
6-474: Russell Glacier may refer to: Russell Glacier (Greenland) Russell Glacier (Oregon) , in Cascade Range, Mount Jefferson, Oregon, USA Russell Glacier (Mount Rainier) , in Cascade Range, Mount Rainier, Washington, USA [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
12-474: Is bounded on the north by the tundra highland of Isunngua and on the south by an exposed, barren, flattened ridge of Akuliarusiarsuk. Several meltwater outflow streams from the base of the glacier form the Akuliarusiarsuup Kuua river, which flows west-southwest towards Kangerlussuaq. The sandur basin of the outflow river forming the valley of the same name ( Danish : Sandflugtdalen )
18-576: Is the source of the wide outflow meltwater river of Qinnguata Kuussua . The confluence of the latter and the Akuliarusiarsuup Kuua river flowing from Russell Glacier is located at the eastern outskirts of the Kangerlussuaq settlement near the end of Kangerlussuaq Fjord , and used to be known as Watson River. A 2014 study, based on subglacial drainage samples (dominated by Pseudomonadota ), found evidence of methane cycling below
24-417: Is very shallow; shallow enough to form quicksand fields several kilometers long. Directly to the west of the glacier is a large lake, the 2x10km Aajuitsup Tasia . Due to the minimal height differential, its waters are not conjoint with the meltwater outflow lake immediately to the west of Russell Glacier. A sibling, unnamed glacier approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) to the southeast of Russell Glacier
30-521: The ice sheet of the Russell Glacier. During the study, the most widespread surface melt on record in the past 120 years in Greenland was observed on 12 July 2012; unfrozen water was present on almost the entire ice sheet surface (98.6%). The findings indicate that methanotrophs could serve as a biological methane sink in the subglacial ecosystem and, at least during the sample time, the region
36-520: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russell_Glacier&oldid=504792763 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Russell Glacier (Greenland) The ice sheet outflow ending in Russell Glacier
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