| Apusiaajik Glacier | |
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 Apusiaajik Glacier seen from Kulusuk Island | |
  Apusiaajik Glacier Location in Greenland | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Apusiaajik Island, Sermersooq, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 65°39′10″N37°03′25″W / 65.65278°N 37.05694°W Coordinates: 65°39′10″N37°03′25″W / 65.65278°N 37.05694°W |
| Terminus | Torsuut Tunoq, North Atlantic |
Apusiaajik Glacier is a tidewater glacier on the uninhabited Apusiaajik Island in the Sermersooq municipality on the southeastern shore of Greenland. [1]
During summer, the glacier edge is a popular tourist destination for boat trips from Tasiilaq and Kulusuk. [2] During winter it is possible to reach the front of the glacier crossing the frozen Torsuut Tunoq sound on foot or on snowmobile.
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Tasiilaq, formerly Ammassalik and Angmagssalik, is a town in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. With 2,017 inhabitants as of 2013, it is the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Greenland. The Sermilik Station, dedicated to the research of the nearby Mittivakkat Glacier, is located near the town.
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Sermilik is a fjord in eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality.
Schweizerland, also known as Schweizerland Alps, is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality. Its highest point is one of the highest peaks in Greenland.
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