Melville Glacier (Greenland)
| Melville Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Melville Gletscher | |
Map of Northwestern Greenland | |
| Type | Tidal outlet glacier |
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 77°44′N 66°39′W / 77.733°N 66.650°W |
| Width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Terminus | Inglefield Fjord Baffin Bay |
| Status | Retreating |
Melville Glacier (Danish: Melville Gletscher), is a glacier in northwestern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Avannaata municipality.
This glacier was named by Robert Peary after Chief Engineer George W. Melville (1841 – 1912), Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering.