Quaternary glaciation history and glaciology of Jakobshavn Isbræ and the Disko Bugt region, West Greenland: a review

• Published in: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) Bulletin
• Main Authors: Weidick, Anker, Bennike, Ole
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) 2007
• Subjects: Jakobshavn Isbræ; Disko Bugt; Greenland; Quaternary; Holocene; glaciology; ice streams; H.J. Rink; Arctic; Ilulissat; Iceberg Bank; Disko bugt; Egedesminde; glacier; Ice Sheet; Iceberg*; Jakobshavn; Jakobshavn isbræ
• Online Access: https://geusbulletin.org/index.php/geusb/article/view/4985; https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v14.4985

The Disko Bugt region in central West Greenland is characterised by permanent ice streams, of which Jakobshavn Isbræ is by far the most important. The first thorough studies on the glaciology of the region were conducted over 150 years ago by H.J. Rink, who introduced the terms 'ice streams...