Southern Sermilik
| Southern Sermilik Søndre Sermilik | |
|---|---|
  Location | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 60°34′N 44°47′W / 60.567°N 44.783°WCoordinates: 60°34′N 44°47′W / 60.567°N 44.783°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Labrador Sea |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 80 km |
| Max. width | 4.3 km |
Southern Sermilik (Danish: Søndre Sermilik) is a fjord in southwestern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Kujalleq municipality.
Geography
The fjord is oriented in a roughly NE/SW direction, to the southwest the Southern Sermilik Fjord opens into the Labrador Sea of the North Atlantic Ocean. It separates two long mountainous peninsulas, the 1,590 m high Napasorsuaq peak rising in the peninsula to the east of the fjord.[1]
The islands of Amitsok and Angmalortoq —the latter rising to a height of 1,253 m— lie at the mouth of the fjord. There are further islands beyond them, Sermersooq Island being the largest.[2]
The Sermeq Glacier at the inland end of this fjord has been undergoing a well documented recession in recent history.[3] A similar retreat of the glacier at the fjord's head has been documented in neighbouring Tasermiut Fjord as well.[4]
 Map of the fjord showing the variation in the position of the terminus of the Sermeq Glacier between 1881 and 1979. |
Bibliography
- Ivar Haug (2005). Gazetteer of Greenland UBiT (Trondheim University Library), ISBN 82-7113-114-1
See also
References
- ↑ "Søndre Sermilik". Mapcarta. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 14
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, Volume 1386, Part 3, p.
- ↑ Mapping glacial retreat in the Tasermiut Fjord region of SW Greenland