List of rivers of Greenland

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This is a list of rivers of Greenland. Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Most rivers in Greenland are formed from melting of glaciers.[1][2]

Eastern coast

  • Børglum Elv (largest river), 82°11′00″N 30°20′00″W / 82.183333°N 30.333333°W / 82.183333; -30.333333 (Borglum mouth)
  • Gudenelv, 72°26′00″N 22°42′00″W / 72.433333°N 22.7°W / 72.433333; -22.7 (Fudenely mouth)
  • Marrakajik (Schuchert River), 71°16′00″N 24°40′00″W / 71.266667°N 24.666667°W / 71.266667; -24.666667 (Marrakajik mouth)
  • Primulaelv, 70°45′00″N 22°40′00″W / 70.75°N 22.666667°W / 70.75; -22.666667 (Primulaely mouth)
  • Zackenberg Bay, 74°27′00″N 20°40′00″W / 74.45°N 20.666667°W / 74.45; -20.666667 (Zackenberg Bay)

Western coast

  • Akuliarusiarsuup Kuua, 67°01′10″N 50°39′20″W / 67.01944°N 50.65556°W / 67.01944; -50.65556 (Akuliarusiarsuup Kuua mouth)
  • Isortup Kuua
  • Isuitsup Kuua (Igassup Kuua), 65°35′00″N 51°45′00″W / 65.583333°N 51.75°W / 65.583333; -51.75 (Isuitsup Kuua mouth)
  • Kapisillit River
  • Majorqaq, 63°13′00″N 49°59′00″W / 63.216667°N 49.983333°W / 63.216667; -49.983333 (Majorqaq mouth)
  • Minturn Elv (Minturn River), 78°48′07″N 69°17′47″W / 78.801944°N 69.296389°W / 78.801944; -69.296389 (Minturn Elv mouth)
  • Pinguarsuup Alannguata Kuussua
  • Qinnguata Kuussua, 67°0′20″N 50°18′00″W / 67.00556°N 50.30000°W / 67.00556; -50.30000 (Qinnguata Kuussua mouth)
  • Rode Eleve or Rodelv (Yellow River), 73°55′00″N 20°57′00″W / 73.916667°N 20.95°W / 73.916667; -20.95 (Rodelv mouth)
  • Sarfartooq (Sarfortok River), 66°29′00″N 51°56′00″W / 66.483333°N 51.933333°W / 66.483333; -51.933333 (Sarfartooq mouth)

Southern tip

  • Kangia River
  • Narsaq River, 60°54′40″N 46°02′52″W / 60.91101995749511°N 46.04780965784952°W / 60.91101995749511; -46.04780965784952 (Narsaq River mouth) (approximately)
  • Narsarsuaq (Narsarssuak River), 61°10′00″N 45°26′00″W / 61.166667°N 45.433333°W / 61.166667; -45.433333 (Narsarsuaq mouth)
  • Tosuut River

See also

References

  1. ^ Coordinates, where indicated, are derived from "GeoNames search". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Greenland Tourism a/s. Vandrekort Vestgrønland [map], 1996 edition. Cartography by Compukort, Denmark.OCLC 82295990
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