Sikuijivitteq (Danish: Mogens Heinesen Fjord),[1] also known as Kangerdlugsuatsiak, is a fjord of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Kujalleq municipality, southeastern Greenland.[2] The name 'Mogens Heinesen' is based on Magnus Heinason, a 16th-century Faroese naval hero.
| Sikuijivitteq | |
|---|---|
| Mogens Heinesen Fjord Kangerdlugsuatsiak | |
 Location of Sikuijivitteq | |
  Sikuijivitteq Location in Greenland | |
| Location | Kujalleq, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 62°24′N 42°37′W / 62.400°N 42.617°W |
| Type | Fjord |
| Part of | King Frederick VI Coast |
| Ocean/sea sources | North Atlantic Ocean |
| Max. length | 45 km (28 mi) |
| Max. width | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
| Islands | Ikermiit |
Geography
editSikuijivitteq is located south of Timmiarmiut Fjord (Timmiarmiit Kangertivat); to the east it opens into the North Atlantic Ocean.[3] Ikermiit Island is located off the fjord's mouth.[4]
Mountains
editThere are high mountains rising on both sides of the fjord, becoming especially craggy towards the inner side. One of the most impressive is a dark pyramidal peak in the nunatak at the head of the fjord rising steeply to a height of 1,884 m (6,181 ft) on the southern side above the glacier at 62°30′57″N 43°20′44″W / 62.51583°N 43.34556°W.
6 km to the east in the same nunatak there is a steep mountain with multiple peaks rising to a height of 1,894 m (6,214 ft) at 62°31′20″N 43°13′5″W / 62.52222°N 43.21806°W and at the eastern end there is a massive summit rising to a height of 1,945 m (6,381 ft) above the confluence of the glaciers at 62°31′18″N 43°7′2″W / 62.52167°N 43.11722°W, but the highest is a 2,069 m (6,788 ft) glacier-topped mountain located to the west at 62°32′37″N 43°23′33″W / 62.54361°N 43.39250°W.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Den grønlandske Lods - Geodatastyrelsen
- ^ a b GoogleEarth
- ^ "Mogens Heinesen Fjord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 101
External links
edit- Greenland Pilot - Danish Geodata Agency
- Field relationship of high-grade Neo- to Mesoarchaean rocks of South-East Greenland: Tectonometamorphic and magmatic evolution
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