Blæsedalen

{{Short description|Valley in Qeqertalik, Greenland}}

Blæsedalen (Greenlandic: Itinneq Kangilleq) is a large glacial valley on Disko Island, Western Greenland. The north-south U-formed valley features include icing ridges and a braided river system;{{sfn|Geological Society of Denmark|1979|p=16}} Røde Elv (red river) has red sediment, which colours its water. The valley is situated north of Qeqertarsuaq and stretches northward approximately {{convert|30|km}} to Kangerluk.{{cite web|title=The landscape at the Arctic Station|url=http://arktiskstation.ku.dk/english/about/environment/the_nature/the_landscape_at_the_arctic_station/|publisher=Arctic Station administration, Faculty of Science University of Copenhagen|access-date=10 November 2013}} The valley is fed by outlet-glaciers from Lyngemarkens Iskappe.{{cite journal|last=Humlum|first=Ole|title=Icing ridges : a sedimentary criterion for recognizing former occurrence of icings|journal=Bull. Geol. Soc. Denmark|date=October 23, 1979|volume=28|pages=11|url=http://2dgf.dk/xpdf/bull28-01-02-11-16.pdf}} Between Blæsedalen and Grønlænderhuse, there is evidence of Paleoinuit and Thule Culture habitation.{{cite web|title=List of vulnerable cultural heritage sites in Northeast Greenland|url=http://naalakkersuisut.gl/~/media/Nanoq/Files/Attached%20Files/Engelske-tekster/Procedure/Additional%20permits/%List_of_vulneable_cultural_heroitage_sites_in_NE_Greenland20%208.pdf|publisher=Government of Greenland|access-date=10 November 2013}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}