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Kangerluarsuk Tulleq

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Kangerluarsuk Tulleq is a 28km long fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. The fjord is of roughly east-west orientation, emptying into Davis Strait in the west.GeographyThe fjord mouth is located at approximately, 12km to the northwest of the town of Sisimiut. In the northeast, the fjord is bounded by the partially glaciated Aqqutikitsoq massif, culminating in 1448m. To the northwest, undulating terrain under Akornata Qaqqaa mountain (801m) constitutes the terminal point of a long mountain range extending from the Pingu mountain group halfway between Davis Strait and the Greenland ice sheet (Sermersuaq). The range flattens considerably towards the east in the area of Kangaamiut dike swarm north of Kangerlussuaq, due to pressure exerted by the icesheet for long periods in the past.The head of the fjord is located at approximately. To the south, the fjord is bounded by the long Majoriaq range, culminating in the west in the Ujarasussuliup Qaqqaa (423m) and Palasip Qaqqaa (544m) mountains. The east-west range continues through Aappilattorsuaq massif (907m) to the east, connecting with the northern range to the northeast of the head of the fjord.

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