Ikersuaq, East Greenland
{{about|the fjord in eastern Greenland|the fjord near Qaqortoq|Ikersuaq|the fjord near Dannebrog Island|Ikertivaq}}
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Ikersuaq (old spelling Ikerssuak), meaning "the great sound" in the Greenlandic language,[https://eng.gst.dk/media/2916232/greenland-pilot-explanations-of-the-place-names_2015.pdf Greenland Pilot; Explanations of the place names] —also known as Ikertivaq— is a fjord in Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.GoogleEarth
This fjord is mostly encumbered by ice.
Tundra climate prevails in the region of the fjord, the average annual temperature in the area being -10 °C. The warmest month is July when the average temperature rises to 0 °C and the coldest is January with -18 °C.{{cite web|url= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php|title= NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index|work= NASA|accessdate= 8 June 2016|archive-date= 10 May 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200510015442/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php|url-status= dead}}
Geography
Ikersuaq is a fjord of the King Christian IX Land coast. It extends in a roughly north–south direction for about 25 km. To the south the fjord opens into the North Atlantic Ocean near Tasiilap Karra (Cape Gustav Holm).{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/19192134|title=Ikersuaq|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=8 June 2016}} The fjord has two main branches: Eastern Tasiisaq (Ostre Tasiisaq), extending 13 km north on the western side of Cape Gustav Holm, and Western Tasiisaq (Vester Tasiisaq) extending 5 km to the SW 10 km from the mouth on the western shore of the fjord.Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 108 The Northern K.J.V. Steenstrup Glacier has its terminus just south of the promontory at the mouth of the fjord.
File:ADM-Aeolus-Greenland-Hires.jpg on the left and the Northern on the right.]]
See also
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External links
- [http://gst.dk/media/2915914/den-groenlandske-lods-sejladsanvisniner-oestgroenland.pdf Den grønlandske Lods - Geodatastyrelsen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013092046/http://gst.dk/media/2915914/den-groenlandske-lods-sejladsanvisniner-oestgroenland.pdf |date=2016-10-13 }}
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