Napasorsuaq Fjord

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Napasorsuaq Fjord
Kangerdlugsuatsiak
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Napasorsuaq Fjord
Location in Greenland
Location Arctic (SE Greenland)
Coordinates 61°43′N42°35′W / 61.717°N 42.583°W / 61.717; -42.583 Coordinates: 61°43′N42°35′W / 61.717°N 42.583°W / 61.717; -42.583
Native nameNapasorsuup Kangerlua  (Danish)
Ocean/sea sources North Atlantic Ocean
Basin  countries Greenland
Max. length40 km (25 mi)
Max. width4.5 km (2.8 mi)

Napasorsuaq Fjord or Napasorsuup Kangerlua [1] (also known as 'Napassorssuaq Fjord' and 'Kangerdlugsuatsiak') is a fjord of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.

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Geography

Napasorsuaq Fjord
Napasorsuaq Fjord

Napasorsuaq Fjord's mouth is located between Puisortup Kangerlua to the north and Anorituup Kangerlua to the south. It extends in a roughly east–west direction for about 20 km, bending in a NW/SE direction for a further 15 km, then it bends again in a NE/SW direction for a further 7 km. [2] To the east the fjord opens into the North Atlantic Ocean. At its head there are three large glaciers. The southern end of its mouth is at a point 16 km (9.9 mi) north of the island of Qulleq. [3]

The northern side of the entrance of the fjord is Cape Daniel Rantzau, [4] the SE headland of an irregularly-shaped coastal island located on the northern side of the mouth of the fjord [5] —on the same island on which the Cape Cort Adelaer weather station stood. The island is separated from the mainland coast by the Tunua sound. [6]

Mountains

There are high mountains rising on both sides of the fjord towards the inner side. A peak at the head of the fjord rises steeply to a height of 1,473 m (4,833 ft) on the southern side above the glacier at 61°47′43″N42°56′11″W / 61.79528°N 42.93639°W / 61.79528; -42.93639 . Further inland there is a massive 1,600-metre-high (5,200 ft) mountain located at 61°48′25″N43°4′38″W / 61.80694°N 43.07722°W / 61.80694; -43.07722 and 5 km further to the west a 1,800 m (5,900 ft) glacier-topped mountain at 61°47′52″N43°10′22″W / 61.79778°N 43.17278°W / 61.79778; -43.17278 . [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Den grønlandske Lods - Geodatastyrelsen
  2. 1 2 GoogleEarth
  3. ↑ "Napasorsuaq Fjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Den grønlandske Lods - Sejladsanvisninger Østgrønland, p. 49
  5. ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 101
  6. ↑ "Kap Cort Adelaer - Weather Station". Warcovers - Greenland Units. Retrieved 18 April 2016.


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