Sermitsiaq Glacier

Sermitsiaq
Aerial view of Sermitsiaq Glacier
Map showing the location of Sermitsiaq
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]

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References

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