Ryder Glacier (Greenland)
Ryder Glacier, is one of the major glaciers in northern Greenland.
This glacier was first mapped by Lauge Koch in 1917 during Knud Rasmussen's 1916-1918 Second Thule Expedition to north Greenland and was named after Danish Arctic explorer Carl Ryder.Geography
The Ryder Glacier originates in the Greenland Ice Cap. It is roughly north-south oriented and has its terminus at the head of the Sherard Osborn Fjord between Permin Land and Warming Land. It is 30 km long and is a floating tongue within the fjord.
