Nattoralik

Nattoralik
Location
Location Arctic
Coordinates 60°31′N 43°3′W / 60.517°N 43.050°W / 60.517; -43.050Coordinates: 60°31′N 43°3′W / 60.517°N 43.050°W / 60.517; -43.050
Ocean/sea sources North Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries Greenland
Max. length 8 km (5.0 mi)
Max. width 1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Surface area SE Greenland

Nattoralik, old spelling Nagtoralik,[1] is a fjord in the King Frederick VI Coast, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.

Geography

Nattoralik is a short fjord lying between the Kangerluaraq to the north and the Nanuuseq fjord to the south. It extends in a roughly east/west direction from its mouth in the North Atlantic Ocean for about 14 km until its head. Its entrance lies 3.5 miles N of Nanuseq. In the same manner as in the fjords further north, dark-hued mountains rise steeply from the coastline on both sides with heights averaging between 600 and 800 m.[2]

No glaciers reach the waters of this fjord, instead the fjord bends sharply northwards at its head ending in a valley with a succession of small lakes and a 932 m (3,058 ft) high snowy peak towering above it on its eastern side.[3]

There is a Paleo-Eskimo archaeological site on the northern shore of the fjord.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 100
  2. ↑ "Nattoralik Fjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ↑ GoogleEarth
  4. ↑ "Nattoralik archaeological/prehistoric site". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

External links

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