Sermitsiaq Glacier Explained

Sermitsiaq
Type:Tidewater glacier
Location:Greenland
Map:Greenland
Coordinates:66°N -102°W
Mark:Blue_pog.svg
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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Notes and References

  1. Maniitsoq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992