Karrat Fjord (Danish: Karrats Fjord) is a fjord in Avannaata municipality in western Greenland.

Karrat Fjord
Karrat Fjord is located in Greenland
Karrat Fjord
Karrat Fjord
Location in Greenland
LocationArctic (W Greenland)
Coordinates71°23′N 53°40′W / 71.383°N 53.667°W / 71.383; -53.667
Ocean/sea sourcesBaffin Bay
Basin countriesGreenland

Geography

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Karrat Fjord has its mouth in the Nordost Bay of the Baffin Bay. The head of the fjord is formed by a number of tributaries, including the Rink Glacier, Ingia Glacier, and Umiamako Glacier fjords, as well as the Ukkusissat Fjord.[1][2]

The fjord heads to the southwest, with Qeqertarsuaq Island, Illorsuit Island, and Upernivik Island near its mouth.[2]

History

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The coast of Karrat Fjord has been the scene of large landslides, one of which generated a megatsunami:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Karrat Fjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b Google Earth
  3. ^ a b c Svennevig, Kristian; Dahl-Jensen, Trine; Keiding, Marie; Boncori, John Peter Merryman; Larsen, Tine B.; Salehi, Sara; Solgaard, Anne Munck; Voss, Peter H. (8 December 2020). "Evolution of events before and after the 17 June 2017 rock avalanche at Karrat Fjord, West Greenland – a multidisciplinary approach to detecting and locating unstable rock slopes in a remote Arctic area". copernicus.org. European Geosciences Union. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ^ "After recon trip, researchers say Greenland tsunami in June reached 300 feet high". Georgia Institute of Technology. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Four missing after tsunami strikes Greenland coast". BBC News. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Greenland tsunami leaves four people missing". Irish Independent. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  7. ^ "17 June 2017, Karrat Fjord, Greenland Landslide & Tsunami". International Tsunami Information Center. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  8. ^ Korsgaard, Niels J.; Svennevig, Kristian; Søndergaard, Anne S.; Luetzenburg, Gregor; Oksman, Mimmi; Larsen, Nicolaj K. (13 March 2023). "Giant mid-Holocene landslide-generated tsunamis recorded in lake sediments from Saqqaq, West Greenland". copernicus.org. European Geosciences Union. Retrieved 12 October 2023.