Rimfaxe

Rimfaxe is a large active outlet glacier on the King Frederick VI Coast in southeastern Greenland, in Sermersooq municipality. Descending from the eastern side of the Greenland ice sheet, it flows roughly southeast between high peaks to Sehested Fjord. Near its terminus, the Guldfaxe Glacier joins it from the west, while the smaller Ygdrasil Glacier runs parallel to the east and ends in a lake that drains beside Rimfaxe’s terminus. Its name derives from Hrimfaxi, the cosmic horse of Norse mythology, reflecting a nearby pattern of mythological glacier names. Rimfaxe forms part of the glacial system that carries inland ice to Greenland’s fjords.

Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq · Greenland