Kangertittivatsiaq

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Kangertittivatsiaq
Kangerdlugssuatsiak
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Kangertittivatsiaq
Location in Greenland
LocationEast Greenland
Coordinates 66°22′N35°46′W / 66.367°N 35.767°W / 66.367; -35.767 Coordinates: 66°22′N35°46′W / 66.367°N 35.767°W / 66.367; -35.767
Ocean/sea sources North Atlantic Ocean
Basin  countries Greenland
Max. length26 km (16 mi)
Max. width3.5 km (2.2 mi)
References [1]

Kangertittivatsiaq, old spelling Kangerdlugssuatsiak, meaning "The rather large fjord," [2] is a fjord in Sermersooq, Eastern Greenland.

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There are numerous ruins of former relatively large Inuit settlements near the mouth of the fjord. These were first reported by Georg Carl Amdrup at the turn of the 20th century when no Inuit were living in the area anymore. [3]

Geography

Kangertittivatsiaq is located in King Christian IX Land, north of Tasiilaq (Amassalik). [4] It is a long fjord running roughly from northwest to southeast for about 26 km. Nordfjord branches northwards at the southern end of the fjord and Sammilik Fjord branches roughly southwestwards on the western side of its mouth. Storo Island and smaller Eskimo Island are located off the fjord's mouth to the south. [5] [1]

Mountains

There are high mountains on both sides of Kangertittivatsiaq. Well-known Ingolf Fjeld rises to a height of 1,503 m (4,931 ft) on the northeastern side of the inner fjord at 66°25′N35°38′W / 66.417°N 35.633°W / 66.417; -35.633 . [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 GoogleEarth
  2. ↑ Greenland Pilot; Explanations of the place names
  3. ↑ Spencer Apollonio, Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland, 2008 p. 89
  4. ↑ "Kangertittivatsiaq". Mapcarta. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Greenland Pilot - Danish Geodata Agency
  6. ↑ "Ingolf Fjeld". Mapcarta. Retrieved 4 January 2019.


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