Kangerluaraq , old spelling Kangerdluaraq , is a fjord in the King Frederick VI Coast , Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland .
4-596: Kangerluaraq is a narrow fjord lying between the Kuutseq to the north and the Nattoralik and Nanuuseq fjords to the south. It extends in a roughly east–west direction from its mouth in the North Atlantic Ocean for about 24 km until its head. Its entrance is on the northern side of Cape Walløe (Kangersivasik). In the same manner as in the fjords further north, dark-hued mountains rise steeply from
8-569: A short but wide branch near the head of the fjord with a broad glacier reaching down to the waterline. Although rising steeply from the shore on both sides of the fjord, the mountains in this fjord are not reaching the impressive heights of the summits in Paatusoq to the north. Cape Discord is located 20 km (12 mi) to the NNE of Kuutseq. This article about a fjord in Greenland
12-539: The Paatusoq to the north and the Kangerluaraq to the south. It extends in a roughly northeast–southwest direction from its mouth in the North Atlantic Ocean for about 14 km then bends to a roughly east–west direction for a further 23 km until its head. To the east there is an arm at the bend of the fjord named Qassit with the isthmus of the small Ingerlaarsiutit Peninsula at the eastern end. Kuutseq has
16-569: The shore on both sides. However, there are no glaciers reaching down to the waterline in Kangerluaraq, the fjord ending in a steep and narrow valley at its western end. This article about a fjord in Greenland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kuutseq Kuutseq is a fjord in the King Frederick VI Coast , Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland . Kuutseq Fjord lies between
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