Sermitsiaq Glacier
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Sermitsiaq Glacier is a tidewater glacier
in the Qeqqata
municipality in western Greenland
. It drains Maniitsoq ice sheet
into two fjords flowing towards Davis Strait
: Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord
in the north, and the longer Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord
in the south.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
in the Qeqqata
Qeqqata
Qeqqata is a new municipality in western Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The municipality was named after its location in central-western part of the country. Its population is 9,677 as of January 2010. The administrative center of the municipality is in Sisimiut...
municipality in western Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
. It drains Maniitsoq ice sheet
Maniitsoq ice sheet
Maniitsoq ice sheet is a ice sheet in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland.- Geography :There are no settlements in the vicinity of the ice sheet...
into two fjords flowing towards Davis Strait
Davis Strait
Davis Strait is a northern arm of the Labrador Sea. It lies between mid-western Greenland and Nunavut, Canada's Baffin Island. The strait was named for the English explorer John Davis , who explored the area while seeking a Northwest Passage....
: Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord
Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord
Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord 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.- Geography :The head of the fjord at ...
in the north, and the longer Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord
Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord
Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord is a fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. Taking its source in the tidewater glaciers draining the Maniitsoq ice sheet, the fjord flows in a deep canyon through a mountainous, uninhabited region, emptying into Davis Strait near the settlement of...
in the south.