Hurlbut Glacier

Hurlbut Glacier, known in Danish as Hurlbut Gletscher, is an ice cap glacier in far northwestern Greenland within today’s Avannaata municipality. Lying between Olrik Fjord and Inglefield Fjord, it flows roughly south to north and reaches the southern shore of the middle part of Inglefield Fjord. Robert Peary named it for George Hurlbut, who lived from 1830 to 1908 and served as secretary and librarian of the American Geographical Society. In recent times, the glacier’s terminus has retreated by less than 5 meters, or about 16 feet, per year, reflecting relatively limited change at its front.