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Avaqqat Kangerluat, also known as ''Avarqqat Kangerluat'', ''Avaqqat Kangerlua'' and ''Puiagtoq Fjord'', is a fjord in the King Frederick VI Coast, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland. History This fjord was referred to as "Auarket" by Lieutenant Wilhelm August Graah in 1829 during his East Coast expedition. He camped at Taateraat Nuuat ("Taterat"), a place by the entrance of the fjord to the south. He found that a family of Southeast-Greenland Inuit was living in the area o the fjord. Graah described these Inuit as good-looking. Graah was told about a strange object of iron in the area and he found that it was an old, rusty cannon. Graah cleaned it and fired it for the amusement of the Greenlanders. Geography Avaqqat Kangerluat extends in a roughly ESE/WNW direction for about 45 km between Anorituup Kangerlua to the north and Igutsaat Fjord to the south. To the east the fjord opens into the North Atlantic Ocean between Taterat and Karrat Point. The fjord becomes wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qassialik
Avaqqat Kangerluat, also known as ''Avarqqat Kangerluat'', ''Avaqqat Kangerlua'' and ''Puiagtoq Fjord'', is a fjord in the King Frederick VI Coast, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland. History This fjord was referred to as "Auarket" by Lieutenant Wilhelm August Graah in 1829 during his East Coast expedition. He camped at Taateraat Nuuat ("Taterat"), a place by the entrance of the fjord to the south. He found that a family of Southeast-Greenland Inuit was living in the area o the fjord. Graah described these Inuit as good-looking. Graah was told about a strange object of iron in the area and he found that it was an old, rusty cannon. Graah cleaned it and fired it for the amusement of the Greenlanders. Geography Avaqqat Kangerluat extends in a roughly ESE/WNW direction for about 45 km between Anorituup Kangerlua to the north and Igutsaat Fjord to the south. To the east the fjord opens into the North Atlantic Ocean between Taterat and Karrat Point. The fjord becomes wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |