Sermitsiaq Glacier
This article is about the glacier. For other meanings, see Sermitsiaq.
Sermitsiaq | |
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Aerial view of Sermitsiaq Glacier | |
Location within Greenland | |
Type | Tidewater glacier |
Location | Greenland |
Coordinates | 66°0′N 52°50′W / 66.000°N 52.833°WCoordinates: 66°0′N 52°50′W / 66.000°N 52.833°W |
Terminus | Davis Strait through Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord and Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord |
Sermitsiaq Glacier is a tidewater glacier in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. It drains Maniitsoq ice cap into two fjords flowing towards Davis Strait: Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord in the north, and the longer Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord in the south.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Maniitsoq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
External links
- Media related to Sermitsiaq Glacier at Wikimedia Commons
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