Morris Jesup Glacier
| Morris Jesup Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Morris Jesup Gletscher | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Type | Tidal outlet glacier |
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 77°56′N 70°54′W |
| Width | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Terminus | Unnamed fjord Smith Sound Baffin Bay |
| Status | Retreating |
Morris Jesup Glacier (Danish: Morris Jesup Gletscher, is a glacier in northwestern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
This glacier was named by Robert Peary after American industrialist-philanthropist Morris K. Jesup, president of the Peary Arctic Club, who helped finance Peary's expeditions.
Geography
The Morris Jesup Glacier discharges from the Greenland Ice Sheet at the head of an unnamed fjord located just to the north of Cape Robertson in the Smith Sound area. The glacier flows roughly from NE to SW. The Diebitsch Glacier is located to the northwest, beyond Cape Saumarez, and Siorapaluup Kangerlua to the southeast, around Cape Robertson.
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