Hutchinson Glacier

Hutchinson Glacier is a large active glacier on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet in southeastern Greenland. Flowing east toward the mouth of Kangerlussuaq Fjord on the fjord’s southern side, it runs north of the Crown Prince Frederick Range and descends from the Hutchinson Plateau at an average elevation of about 1,050 meters. The glacier lies within East Greenland’s vast ice-dominated landscape, where ice streams from the interior into deep coastal fjords, including Kangerlussuaq, the region’s second largest fjord. Its name honors American aviator George R. Hutchinson, who crash-landed nearby in 1932 during an attempted around-the-world flight and was later rescued.

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