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

Kangerluaraq
Kangerdluaraq
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Location of Kangerluaraq
Kangerluaraq is located in Greenland
Kangerluaraq
Kangerluaraq
Location in Greenland
LocationArctic (SE Greenland)
Coordinates60°35′N 42°59′W / 60.583°N 42.983°W / 60.583; -42.983
Ocean/sea sourcesNorth Atlantic Ocean
Basin countriesGreenland
Max. length24 km (15 mi)
Max. width1.7 km (1.1 mi)

Geography

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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 Walløe (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

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References

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  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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