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Sermitsiaq Glacier
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.''Maniitsoq'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 See also *List of glaciers in Greenland This is a list of glaciers in Greenland. Details on the size and flow of some of the major Greenlandic glaciers are listed by Eric Rignot and Pannir Kanagaratnam (2006) Ice sheets and caps *Greenland Ice Sheet * Christian Erichsen Ice Cap *Flad ... References External links * Glaciers of Greenland {{Greenland-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tidewater Glacier
The tidewater glacier cycle is the typically centuries-long behavior of tidewater glaciers that consists of recurring periods of advance alternating with rapid retreat and punctuated by periods of stability. During portions of its cycle, a tidewater glacier is relatively insensitive to climate change. Calving rate of tidewater glaciers While climate is the main factor affecting the behavior of all glaciers, additional factors affect calving (iceberg-producing) tidewater glaciers. These glaciers terminate abruptly at the ocean interface, with large pieces of the glacier fracturing and separating, or calving, from the ice front as icebergs. Climate change causes a shift in the equilibrium line altitude (ELA) of a glacier. This is the imaginary line on a glacier, above which snow accumulates faster than it ablates, and below which, the reverse is the case. This altitude shift, in turn, prompts a retreat or advance of the terminus toward a new steady-state position. However, this ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is the world's largest island. It is one of three constituent countries that form the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark and the Faroe Islands; the citizens of these countries are all citizens of Denmark and the European Union. Greenland's capital is Nuuk. Though a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and Denmark, the colonial powers) for more than a millennium, beginning in 986.The Fate of Greenland's Vikings , by Dale Mackenzie Brown, ''Archaeological Institute of America'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Strait
Davis Strait is a northern arm of the Atlantic Ocean that lies north of the Labrador Sea. It lies between mid-western Greenland and Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. To the north is Baffin Bay. The strait was named for the English explorer John Davis (1550–1605), who explored the area while seeking a Northwest Passage. By the 1650s it was used for whale hunting. Extent The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Davis Strait as follows: ''On the North.'' The Southern limit of Baffin Bay 70° North between Greenland and Baffin Island">Baffin Land]. ''On the East.'' The Southwest coast of Greenland. ''On the South.'' The parallel of 60th parallel north, 60° North between Greenland and Labrador. ''On the West.'' The Eastern limit of the Northwestern Passages South of 70° North he East coast of Baffin Island to East Bluff, its Southeastern extremityand of Hudson Strait line from East Bluff, the Southeast extreme of Baffin Island (), to Point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord
Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord (old spelling: ''Kangâmiut Kangerdluarssuat'') is a fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. The fjord is located halfway between the lower runs of the long Kangerlussuaq Fjord in the north, and Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord in the south, emptying into Davis Strait.''Maniitsoq'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 Geography The head of the fjord at is formed by the short ''Illorlersuaq'' icefjord flowing from the tidewater Sermitsiaq Glacier draining the Maniitsoq ice cap, now separated from the Greenland ice sheet ( kl, Sermersuaq). The fjord flows southwestward, opening into Davis Strait, with its mouth dotted with several skerries. Settlement Kangaamiut is the only settlement in the vicinity, located on a small island to the south of the fjord mouth. See also *List of fjords of Greenland This is a list of the most important fjords of Greenland:In Northern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore Peary La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord
Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord (old spelling: ''Kangerdlugssuatsiaq'', da, Evighedsfjorden) is a fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. Taking its source in the tidewater glaciers draining the Maniitsoq ice cap, the fjord flows in a deep canyon through a mountainous, uninhabited region, emptying into Davis Strait near the settlement of Kangaamiut. Geography Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord is long and deep. The head of the fjord is formed by two tributaries. ''Qingua Kujalleq'', the southern arm, is a short icefjord flowing northwestward, with its head at .''Maniitsoq'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 ''Qingua Avannarleq'', the northern arm, flowing southwestward from the Kangerlussuatsiaup Qingua valley, blocked at the end by glacier outflow from the Maniitsoq ice cap, now separated from the Greenland ice sheet ( kl, Sermersuaq), at . After the confluence the fjord heads to the southwest, bounded from both sides by mountain cliffs exceeding . The mountains near the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as Crevasse, crevasses and Serac, seracs, as it slowly flows and deforms under stresses induced by its weight. As it moves, it abrades rock and debris from its substrate to create landforms such as cirques, moraines, or fjords. Although a glacier may flow into a body of water, it forms only on land and is distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water. On Earth, 99% of glacial ice is contained within vast ice sheets (also known as "continental glaciers") in the polar regions, but glaciers may be found in mountain ranges on every continent other than the Australian mainland, including Oceania's high-latitude oceanic island countries such as New Zealand. Between lati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qeqqata
Qeqqata (, da, Centrum, lit=Centre) is a municipality in western Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The municipality was named after its location in the central-western part of the country. Its population is 9,378 as of January 2020. The administrative center of the municipality is in Sisimiut (formerly called Holsteinsborg). Creation It consists of the previously unincorporated area of Kangerlussuaq, as well as two former municipalities of western Greenland, Maniitsoq and Sisimiut. Geography In the south and east, the municipality is flanked by the Sermersooq municipality, although settlements and associated trade is concentrated mainly alongside the coast. In the north, it is bordered by the Qeqertalik municipality. The waters of the western coast are that of the Davis Strait, separating Greenland from Baffin Island. With an area of it is the second-smallest municipality of Greenland after Kujalleq. Politics Qeqqata's municipal council consists of 15 members, ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maniitsoq Ice Cap
Maniitsoq Ice Cap (old spelling: ''Manîtsoq'', da, Sukkertoppen iskappe or ''Sukkertoppen isflade'') is a ice cap in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. Geography There are no settlements in the vicinity of the ice cap. In the southeast, Maniitsoq ice cap is separated from the westward tongue of the Greenland ice sheet by the narrow Kangerlussuatsiaup Qingua valley. The summit of the ice cap reaches between and . Google Earth The maximum height is marked as a high summit in the Defense Mapping Agency Greenland Navigation charts, although it does not rise above . In the south, several mountain glaciers drain it towards the upper reaches of the Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord. To the west, the ice cap is drained by the long Sermitsiaq Glacier. To the northwest, numerous mountain glaciers drain it towards Kangerlussuaq Fjord.''Maniitsoq'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 To the northeast of the ice sheet lies the wide highland of Angujaartorfiup Nunaa, home to herds of m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Glaciers In Greenland
This is a list of glaciers in Greenland. Details on the size and flow of some of the major Greenlandic glaciers are listed by Eric Rignot and Pannir Kanagaratnam (2006) Ice sheets and caps *Greenland Ice Sheet * Christian Erichsen Ice Cap * Flade Isblink * Gungner Ice Cap *Hans Tausen Ice Cap * Heimdal Ice Cap * Hurlbut Glacier * Ismarken * Mælkevejen * Maniitsoq Ice Cap (Sukkertoppen) * Storm Ice Cap * Upper Frederiksborg Glacier Other glaciers *A. Harmsworth Glacier *Aage Bertelsen Glacier *Academy Glacier, N *Academy Glacier, NW *Adolf Hoel Glacier *Akuliarutsip Sermerssua *Amdrup Glacier *Apusiaajik Glacier *Balder Glacier *Bernstorff Glacier * Borgjokel Glacier *Bowdoin Glacier *Bredebrae *Bruckner Glacier * C. H. Ostenfeld Glacier * Chamberlin Glacier *Christian IV Glacier *Copeland Glacier (Pasterze Glacier) *Daugaard-Jensen Glacier * Diebitsch Glacier * Docker Smith Glacier *Dodge Glacier * Ejnar Mikkelsen Glacier *F. Graae Glacier *Fan Glacier * Farquhar Glacier * Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
