| Kangerluk | |
|---|---|
| Kangerluluarak | |
  Kangerluk Location in Greenland | |
| Location | Arctic (SE Greenland) |
| Coordinates | 60°59′N42°46′W / 60.983°N 42.767°W Coordinates: 60°59′N42°46′W / 60.983°N 42.767°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | North Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
| References | [1] |
Kangerluk, also known as Kangerluluarak, [2] is a fjord in the King Frederick VI Coast, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.
Geologically, a fjord or fiord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. There are many fjords on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Kamchatka, the Kerguelen Islands, New Zealand, Norway, Novaya Zemlya, Labrador, Nunavut, Newfoundland, Quebec, Scotland, South Georgia Island, and Washington state. Norway's coastline is estimated at 29,000 kilometres (18,000 mi) with nearly 1,200 fjords, but only 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) when fjords are excluded.
King Frederick VI Coast is a major geographic division of Greenland. It comprises the coastal area of Southeastern Greenland in Sermersooq and Kujalleq municipalities fronting the Irminger Sea of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by King Christian IX Land on the north and the Greenland Ice Sheet to the west.
Kujalleq is a municipality on the southern tip of Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The administrative center of the municipality is in Qaqortoq. The municipality consists of the former municipalities of southern Greenland, each named after the biggest settlement:
