Iluileq Fjord

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Iluileq
Danell Fjord
Iluileq Fjord
Location of Iluileq
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Iluileq
Location in Greenland
Location Arctic (SE Greenland)
Coordinates 60°52′N43°4′W / 60.867°N 43.067°W / 60.867; -43.067 Coordinates: 60°52′N43°4′W / 60.867°N 43.067°W / 60.867; -43.067
Ocean/sea sources North Atlantic Ocean
Basin  countries Greenland
Max. length53 km (33 mi)
Max. width3.2 km (2.0 mi)

Iluileq [1] (Danish : Danell Fjord) is a fjord in the King Frederick VI Coast, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland. [2]

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This fjord was named by Wilhelm August Graah after David Danell, a Dutchman who made three expeditions to Greenland in 1652-54 sent by King Frederick III of Denmark.

Geography

Iluileq Fjord extends in a roughly east–west direction for about 55 km between Kangerluluk to the north and Paatusoq to the south, the latter being much closer and running parallel to it. To the east the fjord opens into the North Atlantic Ocean where the large Iluileq island lies on the northern side of its mouth rising to a height of 829 m (2,720 ft). The fjord has a large active glacier at its head and its inner section is almost always encumbered with ice floes. [3]

Iluileq has two short branches on its southern coast, about 2 km and 6 km from the fjord's mouth respectively. The first is very narrow. On its northern coast there is the sound separating Iluileq island from the mainland, as well as two branches with glaciers reaching down to the waterline.

Mountains

There are mountains on both sides of the fjord rising steeply from the shore to heights of about 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in the inner section of the fjord. [4]

To the north of the fjord rise the Graah Mountains (Graah Fjelde) and close to the head of the fjord, at 61°0′55″N43°37′53″W / 61.01528°N 43.63139°W / 61.01528; -43.63139 , there is a massive mountain reaching a height of 1,877 m (6,158 ft). [4]

Map of Greenland section showing Danell Fjord (Iluileq). Lindenow-Greenland-onc d 16-map-section.jpg
Map of Greenland section showing Danell Fjord (Iluileq).

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References

  1. ↑ "Den grønlandske Lods - Geodatastyrelsen" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  2. ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 100
  3. ↑ "Danell Fjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 GoogleEarth
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