• Kangerlussuaq Fjord (old spelling: Kangerdlugssuaq, Danish: Søndre Strømfjord) is a long fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland...
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    Kangerlussuaq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [kaˌŋɜˈɬːusːuɑq]; lit. 'Big Fjord'; Danish: Søndre Strømfjord), is a settlement in western Greenland in the...
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    Kangerlussuaq Fjord (Greenlandic: Kangerlussuaq, meaning 'large fjord'; Danish: Stor Fjord) is a fjord in eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq...
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    Kangerluarsunnguaq Fjord Kangerluk Fjord Kangerluluk Kangerlussuaq Fjord Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland Kangerlussuaq Fjord, Kangeq Kangerlussuaq Icefjord...
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  • Kangerlussuaq Fjord or Kangerlussuaq Inlet is a fjord in Avannaata Municipality, Western Greenland. It is located at the Kangeq Peninsula in the Upernavik...
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    Kangerlussuaq Glacier (Greenlandic: Kangerlussuaq, meaning 'large fjord'; old spelling Kangerdlugssuaq) is the largest glacier on the east coast of the...
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  • Kangerlussuaq (English: "Big Fjord" from the Kalaallisut language) may refer to the following areas in Greenland: Kangerlussuaq Fjord, a long fjord in...
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    Saglek Fjord, Nachvak Fjord, Hebron Fjord The east coast of Ungava Bay. Baffin Island Ellesmere Island Greenland: Kangerlussuaq, Ilulissat Icefjord, Scoresby...
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    or Inglefield Fjord (Danish: Inglefield Bredning; Greenlandic: Kangerlussuaq) is a fjord in northwestern Greenland. To the west, the fjord opens into the...
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  • old Danish name for: Kangerlussuaq, a settlement in western Greenland Kangerlussuaq Fjord, a fjord in western Greenland Kangerlussuaq (disambiguation) Sondrestrom...
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  • Kangerlussuaq Icefjord (old spelling: Kangerdlugssuaq, Danish: Giesecke Isfjord) is a fjord in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The 42 km...
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    municipality in western Greenland, located in the mouth of the long Kangerlussuaq Fjord. It was also known informally as Cruncher Island. Supply ships of...
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  • Greenland. The fjord is located halfway between the lower runs of the long Kangerlussuaq Fjord in the north, and Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord in the south,...
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    Tunulliarfik Fjord (old spelling: Tunugdliarfik; Danish: Eriksfjord) is a fjord near Qaqortoq in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. It is...
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  • Ikertooq Fjord. Vandrekort Vestgrønland: Pingu (Map) (1996 ed.). Cartography by Compukort, Denmark. Greenland Tourism a/s. Sisimiut, Kangerlussuaq, Saga...
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    Bernstorff Fjord. Crown Prince Frederick Range (Kronprins Frederik Bjerge), very long range of nunataks stretching southwest of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland...
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    the shore of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, also known as Storfjord. The anchorage near the station was difficult owing to the deep waters of the fjord and the very...
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    boat from Kangerlussuaq, but not in the winter when the Kangerlussuaq Fjord freezes (one of the reasons to build the Sisimiut–Kangerlussuaq road). A state-owned...
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    Sondrestrom Air Base (category Kangerlussuaq)
    of the Arctic Circle and 90 mi (140 km) from the northeast end of Kangerlussuaq Fjord (formerly known by its Danish name Søndre Strømfjord). The base is...
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  • Its terminus is at the head of the Watkins Fjord, one of the branches of the great Kangerlussuaq Fjord system of the East Greenland coast. To the north...
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    towns in the country, including the airline's international hub at Kangerlussuaq Airport, providing most onward international connections. Nuuk Airport...
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  • Tarajornitsut (category Kangerlussuaq)
    Sisimiut to Kangerlussuaq ends in Tarajornitsut, on the shore of Kangerlussuaq Fjord. Tarajornitsut is located north of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, behind the...
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    Sisimiut og Kangerlussuaq (in Danish) "Snarlig byggeri af vejen mellem Kangerlussuaq og Sisimiut" [Soon construction of the road between Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut]...
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  • went to Kangerlussuaq Fjord on ship Signalhorn and built a hut there. Since hunting there was poor, Mortensen moved with his men to Lindenow Fjord, where...
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  • Kangerluarsuk Tulleq (category Fjords of Greenland)
    Kangaamiut dike swarm north of Kangerlussuaq, due to pressure exerted by the icesheet for long periods in the past. The head of the fjord is located at approximately...
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    Russell Glacier (Greenland) (category Kangerlussuaq)
    Glacier is located at the eastern outskirts of the Kangerlussuaq settlement near the end of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, and used to be known as Watson River. A 2014...
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    north is the Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord. The mouth of the long Kangerlussuaq Fjord is located approximately 26 kilometers (16 mi) north of the island...
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  • Greenland. Led by Ole Mortensen, one of the expeditions went to Kangerlussuaq Fjord on ship Signalhorn from Ålesund and built a hut there. Since hunting...
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    Glacier. To the northwest, numerous mountain glaciers drain it towards Kangerlussuaq Fjord. To the northeast of the ice sheet lies the wide highland of Angujaartorfiup...
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  • Amerloq Fjord is a 36 km (22 mi) long fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. The fjord empties into the Davis Strait just south of Sisimiut...
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