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Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord (old spelling: ''Kangerdlugssuatsiaq'', (デンマーク語:Evighedsfjorden)) is a fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. Taking its source in the tidewater glaciers draining the Maniitsoq ice sheet, the fjord flows in a deep canyon through a mountainous, uninhabited region, emptying into Davis Strait near the settlement of Kangaamiut. == Geography == Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord is 〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Norwegian University of Science and Technology )〕 long and deep.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Maniitsoq Tourist Office )〕 The head of the fjord is formed by two tributaries. ''Qingua Kujalleq'', the southern arm, is a short icefjord flowing northwestward, with its head at .〔''Maniitsoq'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992〕 ''Qingua Avannarleq'', the northern arm, flowing southwestward from the Kangerlussuatsiaup Qingua valley, blocked at the end by glacier outflow from the Maniitsoq ice sheet, now separated from the Greenland ice sheet ((グリーンランド語:Sermersuaq)), at .〔 After the confluence the fjord heads to the southwest, bounded from both sides by mountain cliffs exceeding .〔 The mountains near the middle part of the fjord is considered the best heliskiing and mountaineering region in Greenland. The canyon of the fjord turns 90 degrees to the northwest at , and then again southwestward, at the confluence with small icefjords flowing from glaciers draining Maniitsoq ice sheet at .〔 The largest glacier in that area is Sermitsiaq Glacier, falling into two separate fjords: Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord in the south and Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord in the north. After that point the fjord widens, while the mountain cliffs are half as high as in the central section. The fjord opens into Davis Strait, with its mouth dotted with several skerries.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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