Midgard Glacier

Midgard Glacier is an eastern Greenland glacier in Sermersooq on the eastern side of the Greenland ice sheet, at the southern limit of Schweizerland. Named for Midgard of Norse mythology, it flows from the Femstjernen area northeast of Fenris Glacier and ends at Ningerti, a northern branch of the Sermilik fjord system. It is part of a heavily glaciated landscape that includes other major outlet glaciers such as Helheim Glacier. Midgard Glacier is especially significant for its recent retreat: NASA reported in 2019, using Landsat imagery, that it had withdrawn about 16 kilometers since 1972, reflecting rapid change along Greenland’s southeastern coast.

Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq · Greenland