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Nuup Kangerlua〔The pre-1973 spelling was Nûp Kangerdlua〕 is a long fjord〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Norwegian University of Science and Technology )〕 in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. It was formerly known as Gilbert Sound〔Markham, Clements R. ''(The Voyages of William Baffin )''. Hakluyt Society.〕 and Baal's River.〔Nicoll, James. ''(An Historical and Descriptive Account of Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands )''. Oliver & Boyd, 1840.〕 It is the longest fjord on the Labrador Sea coast of Greenland, and one of the longest in the inhabited part of the country.〔 From its position beside the island's capital, it was formerly known as Godthaab Fjord ((デンマーク語:Godthåbsfjorden)). == Geography == The fjord head is located deep inland, with the fjord beginning as an icefjord at , with two glaciers draining the Greenland ice sheet ((グリーンランド語:Sermersuaq)) flowing into the fjord. Initially, the fjord flows to the northwest, to then turn southwest at , splitting into three arms in its lower run, with three large, mountainous islands in between the arms: Sermitsiaq Island with the Sermitsiaq mountain visible from most of Nuuk, Qeqertarsuaq Island, and Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island. The fjord widens into a bay dotted with skerries near its mouth, opening into Labrador Sea at approximately , near the former Kangeq settlement. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nuup Kangerlua」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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