Helheim Glacier

Helheim Glacier
Helheim Gletscher
Retreat of Greenland's Helheim Glacier from 2001 to 2005
Location within Greenland
Location	Sermersooq, Greenland
Coordinates	66°21′N 38°12′W / 66.350°N 38.200°W / 66.350; -38.200Coordinates: 66°21′N 38°12′W / 66.350°N 38.200°W / 66.350; -38.200
Terminus	Helheim Fjord, Sermilik, North Atlantic Ocean

Helheim Glacier is one of Greenland's largest outlet glaciers. It feeds the waters of the Helheim Fjord, a branch of the Sermilik (Egede og Rothes Fjord) system, where there are a number of other glaciers discharging such as the Midgard Glacier.

This glacier is named after the world of the dead in Norse Mythology.

Helheim Glacier accelerated from 8 km (5.0 mi) per year in 2000 to 11 km (6.8 mi) per year in 2005. Like many of Greenland's outlet glaciers it is the site of glacial earthquakes.