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Kangerlussuaq Glacier

Glaciers and Ice Formations

Kangerlussuaq Glacier is the largest glacier on the southeast coast of the Greenland ice sheet and one of its largest outlet glaciers. It was discovered in 1930. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Glaciation, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Glaciation via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Kangerlussuaq Glacier

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Glaciology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Glaciology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Kangerlussuaq Glacier
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Greenland, found in there.
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Kangerlussuaq Glacier (Wikipedia)
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Kangerlussuaq Glacier (Greenlandic: Kangerlussuaq, transl. large fjord; old spelling Kangerdlugssuaq) is the largest glacier on the southeast coast of the Greenland ice sheet, and one of its largest outlet glaciers.
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Wikidata: Kangerlussuaq Glacier
Wikidata Q24829873, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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