Sermitsiaq Glacier

This article is about the glacier. For other meanings, see Sermitsiaq.
Sermitsiaq

Aerial view of Sermitsiaq Glacier
Location within Greenland

Location within Greenland

Type Tidewater glacier
Location Greenland
Coordinates 66°0′N 52°50′W / 66.000°N 52.833°W / 66.000; -52.833Coordinates: 66°0′N 52°50′W / 66.000°N 52.833°W / 66.000; -52.833
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

  1. ↑ Maniitsoq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
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