Infobox settlement name Qeqertarsuaq other name Godhavn image skyline The Disko Bay Qeqertarsuaq greenland.jpg imagesize 300px image caption Qeqertarsuaq image shield shield size pushpin map Greenland ... code postal code 3953 website Qeqertarsuaq Kalaallisut language Kalaallisut Big Island , formerly Godhavn ... in 1773, the town is now home to a campus of the University of Copenhagen . Qeqertarsuaq is the Kalaallisut ..., including those formerly known as Qeqertarsuaq Upernavik Upernavik and Qeqertarsuaq Herbert ... at Qeqertarsuaq. The settlers were paleo Eskimos wandering south. During the 18th century, the first whalers came to Qeqertarsuaq, where they found a suitable anchorage. The town was founded as Godhavn ... 2009, the former Qeqertarsuaq municipality was merged into the new Qaasuitsup municipality. Tourism ... away. Qeqertarsuaq has a dog sled rental. Transport File Ilulissat airport air greenland sikorsky s61n.jpg thumb right Qeqertarsuaq Heliport is served in winter by the Sikorsky S 61 Sikorsky S 61N helicopter ... services from Qeqertarsuaq Heliport to Ilulissat , Qasigiannguit , and Aasiaat . ref name gl http ... timetable ref The ferry links Qeqertarsuaq with Ilulissat, Aasiaat, Qasigiannguit, and Kitsissuarsuit ..., Qeqertarsuaq is the smallest town in the Qaasuitsup municipality. ref name statbank http bank2.stat.gl ... levels and by nearly 9 percent relative to the 2000 levels. ref name statbank wide image Qeqertarsuaq population dynamics.png 1000px alt Qeqertarsuaq population dynamics Qeqertarsuaq population growth ... category Qeqertarsuaq reflist External links http www.greenland.com content english tourist towns regions north greenland qeqertarsuaq map of qeqertarsuaq greenland.com Map of Qeqertarsuaq area Settlements ... of Arctic Greenland Category Populated places established in 1773 Link GA kl ast Qeqertarsuaq ca Qeqertarsuaq cs Qeqertarsuaq da Qeqertarsuaq de Qeqertarsuaq es Qeqertarsuaq eo Qeqertarsuaq fr Qeqertarsuaq is Qeqertarsuaq it Qeqertarsuaq kl Qeqertarsuaq nl Qeqertarsuaq plaats no QeqertarsuaqQeqertarsuaq ... more details
Qeqertarsuaq is an island in Qaasuitsup municipality, near Upernavik , in northwestern Greenland . Qeqertarsuaq meaning Large Island is the name of several islands in Greenland. The island near Upernavik should not be confused with the much larger island Qeqertarsuaq , better known as Disko Island , or the smaller island Qeqertarsuaq Herbert Island near Qaanaaq Thule . Qeqertarsuaq in Upernavik has an area of 269 km . The only settlement on the island is Upernavik Kujalleq S ndre Upernavik . Qeqertarsuaq in Upernavik is also known as Qeqertaq , meaning just Island . Qeqertaq Island is also the name of another island near Upernavik Danish Skal and of a settlement in Qasigiannguit . coord 72 16 N 55 20 W dim 50000 region GL display title Category Islands of Greenland Greenland geo stub ... more details
Infobox airport name Qeqertarsuaq Heliport nativename image IATA JGO ICAO BGGN type Public owner operator Mittarfeqarfiit city served Qeqertarsuaq , Greenland location elevation f 9 latd 69 latm 15 lats 04 latNS N longd 053 longm 32 longs 17 longEW W coordinates region GL pushpin map Greenland pushpin label BGGN pushpin map caption Location in Greenland website metric rwy y h1 number 1 h1 length m 60 20 h1 length f 197 66 h1 surface Asphalt footnotes Source Danish Aeronautical Information Service AIS ref name AIP AIP GL 7406 BGGN name Qeqertarsuaq Heliport ref Qeqertarsuaq Heliport airport codes JGO BGGN is a heliport on the southern shore of Qeqertarsuaq Island in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in western Greenland . It is located in Qeqertarsuaq , the biggest town on, and named after, the island. Airlines and destinations Airport dest list Air Greenland Aasiaat seasonal , Ilulissat seasonal , Qasigiannguit seasonal ref name gl cite web url http book.airgreenland.com publisher Air Greenland title Booking system accessdate 9 June 2010 ref Air Greenland operates government contract flights to villages in the Disko Bay region. These mostly cargo flights are not featured in the timetable, ref name gl although they can be pre booked. ref http airgreenland.com information bestillingafrejse rejseprodukter Air Greenland, fare system rules ref Departure times for these flights as specifed during booking are by definition approximate, with the settlement service optimized on the fly depending on local demand for a given day. Settlement flights in the Disko Bay region are unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring. During summer and autumn, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline . ref http diskoline.gl index.php?page label schedule Diskoline timetable ref References reflist Airports in Greenland Category Disko Bay Category Heliports in Greenland da Qeqertarsuaq Heliport pl Heliport Qeqertarsuaq ... more details
Qeqertarsuaq Herbert Island is an island near Qaanaaq in the Qaasuitsup municipality. This is also the name of an abandoned fishing village on the island. The island has an area of 223 km sup 2 sup . Qeqertarsuaq meaning Large Island is the name of several islands in Greenland. The island in Upernavik district should not be confused with the much larger island Qeqertarsuaq , better known as Disko Island , or the slightly larger Qeqertarsuaq Upernavik in the Qaasuitsup municipality. coord 77 25 52 N 70 41 47 W source geonet scale 1000000 display title Category Islands of Greenland Greenland geo stub da Qeqertarsuaq it Herbert no Qeqertarsuaq Herbert sv Herberth ... more details
Qeqertarsuaq Island Upernavik Icefjord is a island of Greenland . It is located in Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago . coord 71 53 N 55 35 W scale 500000 display title Greenland geo stub Upernavik Archipelago Category Islands of Greenland Category Upernavik Archipelago ... more details
For island of the same name in Disko Bay Disko Island Infobox islands name Qeqertarsuaq image name image size image caption locator map Location map Greenland relief yes caption float center lat dir N lat deg 64 lat min 24 lon dir W lon deg 51 lon min 04 width 220 label Qeqertarsuaq Island map caption Location within Greenland location Nuup Kangerlua coordinates coord 66 24 N 51 04 W display inline,title area km2 country Greenland country admin divisions title Municipality country admin divisions Sermersooq Qeqertarsuaq Island lang da Stor is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland . It is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle run ref name lp cite book last O Carroll first Etain title Greenland and the Arctic publisher Lonely Planet pages 154 year 2005 isbn 1 74059 095 3 ref of the convert 160 km mi 1 abbr on long ref name ntnu cite web url http www.ntnu.no ub formidl utgivelser til opplysning to nr15.php publisher Norwegian University of Science and Technology title TIL OPPLYSNING accessdate 15 July 2010 ref Nuup Kangerlua fjord, to the north of Nuuk , the capital of Greenland. The two sibling islanda are Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island and Sermitsiaq Island . ref name lp References reflist Category Uninhabited islands of Greenland ... more details
JGO can refer to Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter , a proposed European space probe The IATA airport code for Qeqertarsuaq Heliport in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland The ICAO code for the defunct Jetsgo airline of Canada disambig fr JGO it JGO ... more details
Disko may refer to Disko Island or Qeqertarsuaq, in Baffin Bay, Greenland Disko, Indiana , a small town in the United States The character Disko Troop in the book Captains Courageous Disk O , a type of amusement ride manufactured by Zamperla See also Disco disambig cs Disko it Disko no Disko pl Disko ru sv Disko ... more details
Infobox islands name Disko image name Qeqertarsuaq.JPG image size 300px image caption Qeqertarsuaq town on Disko Island locator map Location map Greenland relief yes caption float center lat dir N lat deg 69 lat min 45 lon dir W lon deg 53 lon min 40 width 300 label Disko Island map caption Disko Island Greenland native name Qeqertarsuaq native name link Greenlandic language location Baffin Bay coordinates coord 69 45 N 53 30 W scale 2000000 display inline,title area km2 8578 length km 160 highest mount elevation m 1919 country Greenland country admin divisions title Municipality country admin divisions Qaasuitsup population 1100 population as of density km2 ethnic groups Inuit Disko Island lang kl Qeqertarsuaq , lang da Disko er is a large island in Baffin Bay , off the west coast of Greenland . It has an area of convert 8578 km2 mi2 1 abbr on , ref name ntnu http www.ntnu.no ub formidl utgivelser til opplysning to nr15.php Norwegian University of Science and Technology ref making it the second largest island of Greenland after the main island of Greenland and one of the 100 list of islands by area largest islands in the world . The name Qeqertarsuaq means The Large Island from qeqertaq island . Geography The island has a length of about convert 160 km mi 1 abbr on , rising to an average height of convert 975 m ft 1 abbr on , peaking at convert 1919 m ft 1 abbr on . The port of Qeqertarsuaq named after the island, and also known as Godhavn lies on its southern coast. The island is separated from Nuussuaq Peninsula in the northeast by the Sullorsuaq Strait . To the south of the island lies Disko Bay , an inlet bay of Baffin Island. ref name saga Nuussuaq , Saga Map, Tage ... Islands of Greenland da Disko de Diskoinsel et Qeqertarsuaqi saar es Isla Disko gl Qeqertarsuaq it Isola di Disko lb Disko Insel lt Disko sala nl Qeqertarsuaq eiland nn Disko pl Disko wyspa pt Ilha Disko ru se Qeqertarsuaq sv Disko, Gr nland zh ... more details
Infobox Beverage name Arctic Velvet image type Ultra Premium manufacturer ThoCon AG origin Flagicon Switzerland Switzerland introduced 2009 discontinued abv 40.0 proof 80 related List of vodkas , List of cocktails variants Vodka , Gin , Whisky , Aquavit Aqua vitae Arctic Velvet is a range of products from the company ThoCon AG based in Cham, Switzerland . The product range consists of Whisky , Gin , Vodka and Aquavit Aqua vitae . These products speciality is that they are produced with water from Greenland . All the products are distilled five times or more. The artesian well is based in Qeqertarsuaq in the western part of Greenland and is approximately 2000 years old. It originates from a Vulcano vulcanic stone and its water has a PH value of 9,38. It s naturally Alkali alcalic , which makes it very smooth and has a value of under 1 degree on the German scale of water hardness dH . The government has signed a contract in 2006 allowing Greenland Spring Water the water supplier of Arctic Velvet to export mineral water from Qeqertarsuaq . They investigated three years to assess the commercial possibilities of selling Greenlandic water products internationally. Since August 2008 the contract with the government to export water from Greenland is in place. The economy of Greenland expects to create new jobs in Qeqertarsuaq . References Article about Arctic Velvet and the production, National Newspaper of Greenland, Sermitsiaq Issue Nr. 39, 2010 http sermitsiaq.ag publikationer tekstarkiv ?publication 38516340&page 11 Article about Greenland Springwater, National Newspaper of Greenland, Sermitsiaq 29 October 2009 http sermitsiaq.ag erhverv article101019.ece http sermitsiaq.ag leder article112137.ece External links http www.greenland.com greenland.com Category Swiss distilled beverages DEFAULTSORT Arctic Velvet ... more details
Infobox islands name Qoornup Qeqertarsua image name image size image caption locator map Location map Greenland relief yes caption float center lat dir N lat deg 64 lat min 27 lon dir W lon deg 51 lon min 17 width 220 label Qoornup Qeqertarsua Island map caption Location within Greenland location Nuup Kangerlua coordinates coord 66 27 N 51 17 W display inline,title area km2 country Greenland country admin divisions title Municipality country admin divisions Sermersooq Qoornup Qeqertarsua Island lang da Bj rne en is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland . It is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle run ref name lp cite book last O Carroll first Etain title Greenland and the Arctic publisher Lonely Planet pages 154 year 2005 isbn 1 74059 095 3 ref of the convert 160 km mi 1 abbr on long ref name ntnu cite web url http www.ntnu.no ub formidl utgivelser til opplysning to nr15.php publisher Norwegian University of Science and Technology title TIL OPPLYSNING accessdate 15 July 2010 ref Nuup Kangerlua fjord, to the north of Nuuk , the capital of Greenland. The two sibling islands are Qeqertarsuaq Island Nuuk Qeqertarsuaq Island and Sermitsiaq Island . ref name lp References reflist Category Uninhabited islands of Greenland ... more details
Location map Greenland Upernavik Archipelago lat dir N lat deg 72 lat min 55 lon dir W lon deg 55 lon min 30 width 300 mark Blue pog.svg marksize 10 caption Upernavik Icefjord Upernavik Archipelago Upernavik Icefjord also Ikeq , Aappilattup Ikera , lang da Upernavik Isfjord is a fjord in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland . Geography The convert 70 km mi abbr on long fjord flows to the northwest between two chains of islands, emptying into Baffin Bay . The head of the fjord is located at the mainland of Greenland, at the front of Upernavik Glacier . ref name saga Upernavik , Saga Map, 1 250.000, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref In the northeast, a chain of larger islands flank the fjord, from east to west Maniitsoq Island Upernavik Archipelago Maniitsoq Island , Puugutaa Island , Sisuarissut Island , Qaneq Island , and Tussaaq Island . The chain of islands bounding the fjord from the southwest consists of mostly small islands and Skerry skerries . The major islands are, from east to west Uilortussoq Island , Qeqertarsuaq Island Upernavik Icefjord Qeqertarsuaq Island , and Aappilattoq Island Upernavik Icefjord Aappilattoq Island . Further to the northwest of Aappilattoq, the islands become progressively smaller. References reflist Upernavik Archipelago coord 72 55 N 55 25 W scale 1000000 display title Category Fjords of Greenland Category Upernavik Archipelago ... more details
Location map Greenland lat dir N lat deg 70 lat min 12 lon dir W lon deg 53 lon min 00 width 210 caption Location within Greenland label Sullorsuaq Strait Sullorsuaq Strait old spelling Suvdlorssuaq , lang da Vaigat is a strait on the western coast of Greenland . Geography File Sullorsuaq strait.jpg thumb left 250px Sullorsuaq Strait looking from the northeast with Nuussuaq Peninsula shoreline on the foreground and Qeqertarsuaq Island on the horizon. The strait separates Nuussuaq Peninsula in the northeast from Disko Island Qeqertarsuaq Island in the southwest. ref Nuussuaq , Saga Map, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref The strait waterway connects inner Disko Bay in the southeast with Baffin Bay in the northwest. Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island is located in the northeastern mouth of the strait, where it opens into Baffin Bay. At the southeastern end, the large Alluttoq Island is located in the outlet of the strait, at the confluence with Disko Bay. ref Qeqertarsuup Tunua , Saga Map, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref History Archaeological excavations in Qilakitsoq on the northeastern shore revealed the existence of an ancient Arctic culture later named the Saqqaq culture , which is the archaeological designation of the earliest Palaeo Eskimo culture of west and southeast part of Greenland. The natives inhabited the area of west central Greenland between 2500 BCE and 800 BCE. ref http www.natmus.dk sw18632.asp The Greenland Research Centre at the National Museum of Denmark ref Settlement Saqqaq is the only settlement in the area, located in the southern part on the shores of Nuussuaq Peninsula. The former coal mining settlement of Qullissat was located on the coast of Disko Island. The entire coast is now uninhabited. See also Thule people References reflist External links commonscat inline Sullorsuaq Strait coord 70 12 N 53 00 W scale 2000000 display title Category Disko Bay Category Straits of Greenland ... more details
For disambiguation Sermitsiaq disambiguation Sermitsiaq Infobox islands name Sermitsiaq image name Sermitsiaq aerial.jpg image size 300px image caption Aerial view of Sermitsiaq from the southwest locator map Location map Greenland relief yes caption float center lat dir N lat deg 64 lat min 18 lon dir W lon deg 51 lon min 27 width 220 label Sermitsiaq Island map caption Location within Greenland location Nuup Kangerlua coordinates coord 66 18 N 51 27 W display inline,title area km2 country Greenland country admin divisions title Municipality country admin divisions Sermersooq Sermitsiaq Island lang da Sadel is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland . It is one of three mountainous islands located in the middle run ref name lp cite book last O Carroll first Etain title Greenland and the Arctic publisher Lonely Planet pages 154 year 2005 isbn 1 74059 095 3 ref of the convert 160 km mi 1 abbr on long ref name ntnu cite web url http www.ntnu.no ub formidl utgivelser til opplysning to nr15.php publisher Norwegian University of Science and Technology title TIL OPPLYSNING accessdate 15 July 2010 ref Nuup Kangerlua fjord, to the north of Nuuk , the capital of Greenland. The two sibling islands are Qeqertarsuaq Island Nuuk Qeqertarsuaq Island and Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island . ref name lp The prominent convert 1210 m ft 0 ref name ntnu Sermitsiaq mountain Sermitsiaq mountain topping the island is a landmark of Nuuk, visible from most places in the city. References reflist Category Uninhabited islands of Greenland ... more details
hatnote This article is about the former Danish colony. For the former Greenlandic county, see Avannaa . North Greenland was a Kingdom of Denmark Danish colony on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the island. Its capital was at Godhavn modern Qeqertarsuaq . ref Brewster, David. http books.google.com.hk books?id xQ0bAQAAMAAJ&pg PA89 Greenland . The Edinburgh Encyclopedia , Vol 10. J. & E. Parker, 1832. ref It was united with South Greenland in 1940, verify inline date April 2012 with the administration for the northern settlements moved to Godthaab modern Nuuk . See also List of inspectors of North Greenland , for the chief officers of the colony between 1782 and 1924 List of governors of North Greenland , for the chief officers of the colony between 1924 and 1950 Avannaa County, Greenland, a former administrative division of Greenland also known as North Greenland in English References reflist 2 Uncategorized date April 2012 Greenland geo stub ... more details
Orphan date August 2008 Augusta Salling born 1954 is a former finance minister of Greenland . She began as a teacher. Her political roles before finance minister included being a member of a Parliament and mayor of Qeqertarsuaq from 1993 to 1997 . ref http www.gh.gl uk parlia members.htm Greenland Home Rule site ref In 2003 she refused to step down over a budgeting error she stated was not her fault. This led to the collapse of the governing coalition. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi europe 3095614.stm BBC ref She is a member of Feeling of Community . References references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Salling, Augusta ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1954 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Salling, Augusta Category Finance ministers Category 1954 births Category Living people Category Feeling of Community politicians Category Government ministers of Greenland Category Mayors of places in Greenland Category Greenlandic women in politics da Augusta Salling no Augusta Salling sv Augusta Salling ... more details
Postal codes lang da postnumre in Greenland are 4 digit codes. They were implemented in 1967, based on the territorial divisions of towns and municipalities at the time. ref http www.attat.gl sider grl folke.html attat.gl ref 3900 Nuuk 3905 Nuussuaq 3910 Kangerlussuaq 3911 Sisimiut 3912 Maniitsoq 3913 Tasiilaq 3915 Kulusuk 3919 Alluitsup Paa 3920 Qaqortoq 3921 Narsaq 3922 Nanortalik 3923 Narsarsuaq 3924 Ikerasassuaq 3930 Kangilinnguit 3932 Arsuk 3940 Paamiut 3950 Aasiaat 3951 Qasigiannguit 3952 Ilulissat 3953 Qeqertarsuaq 3955 Kangaatsiaq 3961 Uummannaq 3962 Upernavik 3964 Qaarsut 3970 Pituffik 3971 Qaanaaq 3980 Ittoqqortoormiit 3984 Danmarkshavn 3985 Constable Pynt References reflist Category Postal codes by country Greenland Category Greenland related lists Postal codes da Gr nlandske postnumre it Lista dei CAP della Groenlandia no Gr nlands postnummer ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Greenland west.PNG thumb Map of west Greenland. Kitaa , originally Vestgr nland West Greenland , is a former county amt of Greenland . It was by far the most populated, being home to almost 90 of the total population. The county seat was the Greenlandic Capital political capital , Nuuk . It is bordered in the west by the Baffin Bay , Davis Strait , Labrador Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean . To the east lies Tunu . All but three of the island territory s municipalities were located in West Greenland. These were in geographical order, from south to north Nanortalik Qaqortoq Narsaq Ivittuut Paamiut Nuuk Maniitsoq Sisimiut Kangaatsiaq Aasiaat Qasigiannguit Ilulissat Qeqertarsuaq Uummannaq Upernavik See also Subdivisions of Norden Subdivisions of Norden Administrative divisions of Greenland Isua greenstone belt geology Former administrative divisions of Greenland Stubs Categories Category Counties of Greenland Category Baffin Bay coord 68 00 N 52 00 W scale 20000000 display title Greenland geo stub Other languages ast Kitaa da Vestgr nland de Kitaa es Kitaa fr Groenland Occidental it Kitaa nl Kitaa no Vestgr nland pt Kitaa ro Kitaa ru sv Kitaa tr Kitaa ... more details
Infobox islands name Qeqertarsuatsiaq image name Qeqertarsuatsiaq island.jpg image size 300px image caption Aerial view of Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island locator map Location map Greenland relief yes caption float center lat dir N lat deg 70 lat min 25 lon dir W lon deg 54 lon min 53 width 220 label Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island map caption Location within Greenland location Baffin Bay coordinates coord 70 25 00 N 54 53 00 W display inline,title area km2 126 country Greenland country admin divisions title Municipality country admin divisions Qaasuitsup Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island old spelling Qeqertarssuatsiaq , lang da Hare en is an isolated and uninhabited ref name ntnu http www.ntnu.no ub formidl utgivelser til opplysning to nr15.php Norwegian University of Science and Technology ref island in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in Baffin Bay off the western shore of Greenland . ref name saga Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref Geography Qeqertarsuatsiaaq Island is separated from the much larger Disko Island lang kl Qeqertarsuaq in the southeast by the Maligaat sound, and from Nuussuaq Peninsula in the northeast by the Sullorsuaq Strait . ref name saga References reflist Category Baffin Bay Category Disko Bay Category Uninhabited islands of Greenland Greenland geo stub de Qeqertarsuatsiaq et Qeqertarsuatsiaq it Qeqertarsuatsiaq ... more details
Location map Greenland lat dir N lat deg 64 lat min 30 lon dir W lon deg 51 lon min 23 width 300 caption Location within Greenland label Nuup Kangerlua Nuup Kangerlua old spelling N p Kangerdlua is a convert 160 km mi 1 abbr on long, ref name ntnu cite web url http www.ntnu.no ub formidl utgivelser til opplysning to nr15.php publisher Norwegian University of Science and Technology title TIL OPPLYSNING accessdate 12 July 2010 ref fjord in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland . It was formerly known as Gilbert Sound ref Markham, Clements R. http books.google.com.hk books?id OF3oAt0SYoEC&pg PA12 The Voyages of William Baffin . Hakluyt Society. ref and Baal s River . ref Nicoll, James. http books.google.com.hk books?id rGUDAAAAQAAJ&pg PA242 An Historical and Descriptive Account of Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands . Oliver & Boyd, 1840. ref It is the longest fjord on the Labrador Sea coast of Greenland, and one of the longest in the inhabited part of the country. ref name ntnu From its position beside the island s capital, it was formerly known as Godthaab Fjord lang da Godth bsfjorden . Geography File Godthaabsfjord.jpg thumb 150 left Satellite view of Nuup Kangerlua File Nuup Kangerlua.jpg thumb Aerial view of Nuup Kangerlua and Sermitsiaq mountain Sermitsiaq mountain . The fjord head is located deep inland, with the fjord beginning as an icefjord at coord 64 19 50 N 49 36 10 W , with two glaciers draining the Greenland ice sheet lang kl Sermersuaq flowing into the fjord. Initially, the fjord flows to the northwest, to then turn southwest at coord 64 43 N 50 37 W , splitting into three arms in its lower run, with three large, mountainous islands in between the arms Sermitsiaq Island with the Sermitsiaq mountain Sermitsiaq mountain visible from most of Nuuk , Qeqertarsuaq Island Nuuk Qeqertarsuaq Island , and Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island . ref name lp cite book last O Carroll first Etain title Greenland and the Arctic publisher Lonely Planet page ... more details
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