| Kangerlussuaq Icefjord | |
|---|---|
| Giesecke Icefjord | |
  Kangerlussuaq Icefjord Kangerlussuaq Icefjord (Upernavik Archipelago) | |
| Location | Upernavik Archipelago |
| Coordinates | 73°33′N55°48′W / 73.550°N 55.800°W Coordinates: 73°33′N55°48′W / 73.550°N 55.800°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Baffin Bay |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 42 km (26 mi) |
Kangerlussuaq Icefjord (old spelling: Kangerdlugssuaq, Danish : Giesecke Isfjord) is a fjord in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
The 42 km (26 mi) long fjord flows to the northwest between the mainland of Greenland in the northeast, and a chain of islands in the southwest: Aukarnersuaq Island, Anarusuk Island, Nuuluk Island, Qallunaat Island, and Tuttorqortooq Island.
The fjord head is located at 73°30′N55°28′W / 73.500°N 55.467°W , where the southern tongue of Giesecke Glacier, named (Greenlandic : Kakiffait Sermiat), reaches the fjord. The fjord mouth is located in the northernmost part of Tasiusaq Bay, between Tuttorqortooq Island in the southwest and Mernoq Island in the north. [1]
The innermost portion of the fjord bears a different name: Qaaneq (old spelling: Qâneq). It is an inner extension of Kangerlussuaq Icefjord, with the flow from one to the other disrupted by the Kakiffait Sermiat glacier tongue. If the length of both fjords were to be combined, the total length of Kangerlussuaq Icefjord would reach 64 km (40 mi). The head of Qaaneq Fjord is located at 73°21′30″N55°02′22″W / 73.35833°N 55.03944°W , situated between two nunataks on the mainland of Greenland, bounding it from the north and from the southwest.
Upernavik Archipelago is a vast coastal archipelago in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, off the shores of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately 71°50′N56°00′W to the southern end of Melville Bay in the north at approximately 74°50′N57°30′W.
Kangerlussuaq Fjord is a long fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. The fjord is 190 km (120 mi) long and between 1.5 km (0.93 mi) and 8 km (5.0 mi) wide, flowing from the estuary of Qinnguata Kuussua river to the southwest, and emptying into the Davis Strait. It is the longest fjord of western Greenland.
Simiutaq Island is a 13 km × 10 km uninhabited island in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland, located in the mouth of the long Kangerlussuaq Fjord. It was also known informally as Cruncher Island.
Nuussuaq Peninsula is a mainland peninsula in northwestern Greenland, located at the northern end of Upernavik Archipelago, approximately 70 km (43 mi) to the south of Melville Bay. It is much smaller than its namesake in western Greenland.
Nuup Kangerlua is a 160 km (99.4 mi) long fjord in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. It was formerly known by its colonial name as Godthaab Fjord, Gilbert Sound and Baal's River.
Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord is a fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. Taking its source in the tidewater glaciers draining the Maniitsoq ice cap, the fjord flows in a deep canyon through a mountainous, uninhabited region, emptying into Davis Strait near the settlement of Kangaamiut.
Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord is a fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. The fjord is located halfway between the lower runs of the long Kangerlussuaq Fjord in the north, and Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord in the south, emptying into Davis Strait.
Ikertooq Fjord is a 55 km (34 mi) long fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. The fjord empties into Davis Strait 21 km (13 mi) south of Sisimiut.
Anarusuk Island is an uninhabited island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Torsukattak Strait is a strait in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Tasiusaq Bay is a bay in the Upernavik Archipelago in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is an indentation of northeastern Baffin Bay. The name of the bay derives from the name of the settlement of the same name in the bay.
Qallunaat Island is an uninhabited island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Nuuluk Island is an uninhabited island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Tuttorqortooq Island is an uninhabited island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Giesecke Glacier is a glacier in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. Its outflow is split in the center by a nunatak. Through two tongues it drains the Greenland ice sheet westwards into Kangerlussuaq Icefjord. The northern tongue reaches the fjord at 73°35′N55°36′W. The southern tongue reaches the fjord at 73°30′N55°28′W.
Aukarnersuaq Island is an uninhabited island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Nunatarsuaq is a nunatak in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Upernavik Icefjord is a fjord in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Qassersuaq Peninsula is a mainland peninsula in northwestern Greenland, located in the south-central part of Upernavik Archipelago.
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