Glacier Inventory of West Greenland, 1948 - 1985, Version 1

The inventory includes 5,297 Glaciers from west Greenland between 59 to 71 degrees latitude north and 43 to 53 degrees longitude west. The glacier data basin division is based on a simplified version of the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) system.Data are based on 1:250000 maps, Landsat imagery, and aerial photos that were taken between 1948 and 1985.

本数据集收录了格陵兰西部北纬59°至71°、西经43°至53°范围内的5297条冰川。冰川数据的流域划分基于世界冰川监测服务（World Glacier Monitoring Service, WGMS）体系的简化版本。该数据集的数据基于1:250000比例尺地图、Landsat影像以及1948年至1985年间拍摄的航空照片。