Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord
| Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord | |
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| Evighedsfjorden | |
 Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord
Location in Greenland
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| Location | Arctic (West Greenland) |
| Coordinates | 65°53′N 52°20′W / 65.883°N 52.333°WCoordinates: 65°53′N 52°20′W / 65.883°N 52.333°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Davis Strait |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 75 km (46.6 mi) |
| Average depth | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord (old spelling: Kangerdlugssuatsiaq, Danish: Evighedsfjorden) is a fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. Taking its source in the tidewater glaciers draining the Maniitsoq ice cap, the fjord flows in a deep canyon through a mountainous, uninhabited region, emptying into Davis Strait near the settlement of Kangaamiut.
Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord is 75 km (46.6 mi) long and 700 m (2,300 ft) deep. 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 65°55′07″N 51°41′57″W / 65.91861°N 51.69917°W.Qingua Avannarleq, the northern arm, flowing southwestward from the Kangerlussuatsiaup Qingua valley, blocked at the end by glacier outflow from the Maniitsoq ice cap, now separated from the Greenland ice sheet (Greenlandic: Sermersuaq), at 66°05′00″N 51°42′35″W / 66.08333°N 51.70972°W.
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