Jakobshavn Glacier (Danish: Jakobshavn Isbræ), also known as Ilulissat Glacier (Greenlandic: Sermeq Kujalleq), is a large outlet glacier in West Greenland. It is located near the Greenlandic town of Ilulissat (colonial name in Danish: Jakobshavn) and ends at the sea in …

Ilulissat, formerly Jakobshavn or Jacobshaven, [4] is the municipal seat and largest town of the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland, located approximately 350 km (220 mi) north of the Arctic Circle.

Jun 27, 2019 · Sermeq Kujalleq, also called Jakobshavn glacier, is known as the world’s fastest glacier. Like rivers, glaciers are constantly flowing, pushed forward by the weight of their own ice.

Ilulissat (grønlandsk for "Isfjeldene", tidligere dansk navn: Jakobshavn), er Grønlands tredjestørste by.Ilulissat ligger i Vestgrønland på østkysten af Diskobugten, ca. 2 km nord for mundingen af Ilulissat Isfjord.Byen er hovedby i Ilulissat Præstegæld og ligger i Avannaata Kommune.Ilulissat var hovedby i den tidligere Ilulissat Kommune der havde 5005 indbyggere …

The Greenland glacier Jakobshavn Isbrae is massive, at around 40 miles long and more than a mile thick. It's famous among glaciers as the source of the iceberg that sunk the Titanic—but it's responsible for more icebergs than that.

Ilulissat, town on the west coast of Greenland, near the mouth of Jakobshavn Fjord on Qeqertarsuup (Disko) Bay. The Greenlandic name of the town means “icebergs.” The town’s first permanent houses were built by Danes in 1741 on the site of a Greenlandic (Eskimo) settlement.

Mar 25, 2019 · Jakobshavn Glacier is Greenland's largest and fastest moving glacier. Over the last 20 years, the glacier, known in Greenlandic as Sermeq Kujalleq, has retreated, sped up and thinned. The data shown here reveal that Jakobshavn’s retreat has reversed.

Jun 6, 2020 · Alternatively known as the Jakobshavn Glacier or Ilulissat Glacier, Sermeq Kujalleq is located about 250km North of the Arctic Circle near the city of Ilulissat. It flows down from the Greenland Ice Sheet where it is estimated to drain about 6.5% (110,000 square kilometers) of …

Jun 18, 2019 · New NASA data show that Jakobshavn Glacier — Greenland's fastest-moving and fastest-thinning glacier for most of the 2000s — grew for a third year in a row. However, it continues to contribute to sea level rise.

Mar 25, 2019 · NASA research shows that Jakobshavn Glacier, which has been Greenland’s fastest-flowing and fastest-thinning glacier for the last 20 years, has made an unexpected about-face. Jakobshavn is now flowing more slowly, thickening, and advancing toward the ocean instead of retreating farther inland.