Ikertivaq

This article is about the fjord near Dannebrog Island. For the fjord near Cape Gustav Holm, see Ikersuaq, East Greenland.
Ikertivaq
Ikersuaq
Location
Location Arctic
Coordinates 65°29′N 39°38′W / 65.483°N 39.633°W / 65.483; -39.633Coordinates: 65°29′N 39°38′W / 65.483°N 39.633°W / 65.483; -39.633
Ocean/sea sources North Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries Greenland
Max. length 20 km (12 mi)
Max. width 18 km (11 mi)
Surface area SE Greenland

Ikertivaq, also known as Ikersuaq or Ikerssuaq, is a bay or fjord in Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.[1] Tundra climate prevails in the area of the fjord, the average annual temperature in the area being -8° C . The warmest month is July when the average temperature rises to 0° C and the coldest is January with -14° C.[2]

This fjord has been labeled as one of the most dangerous fjords in the area because of the abundance of pack ice. Large ice floes encumber its entrance, blocking the fjord and keeping the calf ice inside.[3]

Geography

Ikersuaq extends in a roughly northwest/southeast direction for about 20 km. It is divided into a number of inlets or fjord branches with large active glaciers at their heads.[3] To the south the bay opens into the North Atlantic Ocean between Dannebrog and Suunikajik islands.[4] The fjord has been described also as a sound.

Map of Greenland section.

See also

References

  1. ↑ GoogleEarth
  2. ↑ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 103
  4. ↑ "Ikertivaq". Mapcarta. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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