Frederikshaab Glacier

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Frederikshaab Glacier is a glacier on the southwest coast of Greenland in the Sermersooq municipality. It flows from Greenland's ice sheet and at its mouth melts into various ponds and channels that empty into Davis Strait. The nearest major town is Paamiut, roughly 110 km (68 mi) to the south, although some smaller settlements are closer.

Greenland autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark

Greenland is an autonomous constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for more than a millennium. The majority of its residents are Inuit, whose ancestors began migrating from the Canadian mainland in the 13th century, gradually settling across the island.

Sermersooq Municipality in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark

Sermersooq is a municipality in Greenland, formed on 1 January 2009 from five earlier, smaller municipalities. Its administrative seat is the city of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, and it is the most populous municipality in the country, with 21,868 inhabitants as of January 2013. The municipality consists of former municipalities of eastern and southwestern Greenland, each named after the largest settlement at the time of formation:

Davis Strait A northern arm of the Labrador Sea that lies between mid-western Greenland and Nunavut, Canadas Baffin Island

Davis Strait is a northern arm of the Labrador Sea. It lies between mid-western Greenland and Nunavut, Canada's Baffin Island. To the north is Baffin Bay. The strait was named for the English explorer John Davis (1550–1605), who explored the area while seeking a Northwest Passage. By the 1650s it was used for whale hunting.

Coordinates: 62°37′N49°47′W / 62.617°N 49.783°W / 62.617; -49.783

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