| Ikersuaq | |
| Other Name: | Ikertivaq |
| Caption Map: | Map of Greenland section |
| Pushpin Map: | Greenland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Greenland |
| Location: | SE Greenland |
| Coords: | 66.6333°N -62°W |
| Oceans: | North Atlantic Ocean |
| Countries: | Greenland |
| Length: | 25km (16miles) |
| Width: | 3km (02miles) |
Ikersuaq (old spelling Ikerssuak), meaning "the great sound" in the Greenlandic language,[1] —also known as Ikertivaq— is a fjord in Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.[2]
This fjord is mostly encumbered by ice.
Tundra climate prevails in the region of the fjord, the average annual temperature in the area being -10 °C. The warmest month is July when the average temperature rises to 0 °C and the coldest is January with -18 °C.[3]
Ikersuaq is a fjord of the King Christian IX Land coast. It extends in a roughly north–south direction for about 25 km. To the south the fjord opens into the North Atlantic Ocean near Tasiilap Karra (Cape Gustav Holm).[4] The fjord has two main branches: Eastern Tasiisaq (Ostre Tasiisaq), extending 13 km north on the western side of Cape Gustav Holm, and Western Tasiisaq (Vester Tasiisaq) extending 5 km to the SW 10 km from the mouth on the western shore of the fjord.[5] The Northern K.J.V. Steenstrup Glacier has its terminus just south of the promontory at the mouth of the fjord.[2]