Kangerluaraq

Kangerluaraq
Kangerdluaraq
Location
Location Arctic
Coordinates 60°35′N 42°59′W / 60.583°N 42.983°W / 60.583; -42.983Coordinates: 60°35′N 42°59′W / 60.583°N 42.983°W / 60.583; -42.983
Ocean/sea sources North Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries Greenland
Max. length 24 km (15 mi)
Max. width 1.7 km (1.1 mi)
Surface area SE Greenland

Kangerluaraq,[1] old spelling Kangerdluaraq, is a fjord in the King Frederick VI Coast, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.[2]

Geography

Kangerluaraq is a narrow fjord lying between the Kuutseq to the north and the Nattoralik and Nanuuseq fjords to the south. It extends in a roughly east/west direction from its mouth in the North Atlantic Ocean for about 24 km until its head. Its entrance is on the northern side of Cape Walloe (Kangersivasik).[3]

In the same manner as in the fjords further north, dark-hued mountains rise steeply from the shore on both sides. However, there are no glaciers reaching down to the waterline in Kangerluaraq, the fjord ending in a steep and narrow valley at its western end.[4]

Map of Greenland section showing Kangerluaraq.

See also

References

  1. Den grønlandske Lods - Geodatastyrelsen
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 100
  3. "Kangerdluaraq". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. GoogleEarth
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