Harald Moltke Glacier
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The Harald Moltke Glacier is located in the far northwest of Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...

, to the north of the Thule Air Base
Thule Air Base
Thule Air Base or Thule Air Base/Pituffik Airport , is the United States Air Force's northernmost base, located north of the Arctic Circle and from the North Pole on the northwest side of the island of Greenland. It is approximately east of the North Magnetic Pole.-Overview:Thule Air Base is the...

. It is one of four large glaciers which feeds the Wolstenholme Fjord
Wolstenholme Fjord
The Wolstenholme Fjord is located in the far northwest of Greenland, to the north of the Thule Air Base and adjacent to North Star Bay. The fjord is impressive due to its waters being fed by four large glaciers, and for this reason is sometimes referred to as "the world's largest ice machine"...

 (sometimes referred to as "the world's largest ice machine"). The other glaciers are the Salisbury Glacier
Salisbury Glacier
The Salisbury Glacier is located in the far northwest of Greenland, to the north of the Thule Air Base. It is one of four large glaciers which feeds the Wolstenholme Fjord . The other glaciers are the Chamberlin Glacier, the Knud Rasmussen Glacier, and the Harald Moltke Glacier...

, the Chamberlin Glacier, and the Knud Rasmussen Glacier
Knud Rasmussen Glacier
The Knud Rasmussen Glacier is located in the far northwest of Greenland, to the north of the Thule Air Base. It is one of four large glaciers which feeds the Wolstenholme Fjord . The other glaciers are the Salisbury Glacier, the Chamberlin Glacier, and the Harald Moltke Glacier...

. The Harald Moltke Glacier is over 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in length and is approximately 1500 metres (4,921.3 ft) in width.
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