Torsukattak is a
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Ice ...
in far southern
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 t ...
. Administratively it is part of the
Kujalleq
Kujalleq ( Greenlandic: , da, Den Syden, lit=The South) is a municipality on the southern tip of Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The administrative center of the municipality is in Qaqortoq (formerly called Julianehåb).
Creation
...
municipality.
Geography
Torsukattak Fjord is located to the southwest of
Prince Christian Sound
The Prince Christian Sound (Greenlandic: Ikerasassuaq; Danish:Prins Christians Sund) is a waterway in Southern Greenland.
It separates the mainland from Sammisoq (Christian IV Island) and other islands of the Cape Farewell Archipelago near the so ...
near the
Cape Farewell Archipelago
Cape Farewell Archipelago (also Nunap Isua Archipelago) is an island group located at the southern end of Greenland in Kujalleq municipality. The archipelago takes its name from Cape Farewell, a headland of Egger Island (also known as Itilleq).
G ...
. The fjord is oriented in a roughly north–south direction and in the south it opens into the
Labrador Sea
The Labrador Sea (French: ''mer du Labrador'', Danish: ''Labradorhavet'') is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between the Labrador Peninsula and Greenland. The sea is flanked by continental shelf, continental shelves to the southwest, northwest, ...
of the
North Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
. It separates large
Pamialluk Island in the east from the mainland to the west of the fjord.
Stordalen Havn
Stordalen Havn is a small, sheltered natural harbour at the northern end of Torsukattak Fjord in the district of Nanortalik, in Greenland.
Nearby Alleruusakasiit and Angiartarfik mountains have a good reputation among alpinists.
Geography
Sto ...
is located at the bend 20 km into the fjord where it bends to the east for 7 km and connects with the
Qoornoq Strait and the
Ilua Fjord of the Prince Christian Sound system.
The islands of
Sullat and
Nunarsuaq —the latter rising to a height of 939 m— lie at the mouth of the fjord. There are further smaller islands near them.
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 10]
Bibliography
*Ivar Haug (2005)
''Gazetteer of Greenland''UBiT (Trondheim University Library),
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 Land above not a fjord but a fjord area.In Northeastern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjor ...
References
External links
Pictures of the Torsukattak Fjord and Pamialluk IslandField Report about Paleo-Eskimo Culture in South Greenland(in Danish)
Fjords of Greenland
Kujalleq
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