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 edit
- Børglum Elv (largest river), 82°11′00″N 30°20′00″W / 82.183333°N 30.333333°W
- Gudenelv, 72°26′00″N 22°42′00″W / 72.433333°N 22.7°W
- Marrakajik (Schuchert River), 71°16′00″N 24°40′00″W / 71.266667°N 24.666667°W
- Primulaelv, 70°45′00″N 22°40′00″W / 70.75°N 22.666667°W
- Zackenberg Bay, 74°27′00″N 20°40′00″W / 74.45°N 20.666667°W
Western coast edit
- Akuliarusiarsuup Kuua, 67°01′10″N 50°39′20″W / 67.01944°N 50.65556°W
- Isortup Kuua
- Isuitsup Kuua (Igassup Kuua), 65°35′00″N 51°45′00″W / 65.583333°N 51.75°W
- Kapisillit River
- Majorqaq, 63°13′00″N 49°59′00″W / 63.216667°N 49.983333°W
- Minturn Elv (Minturn River), 78°48′07″N 69°17′47″W / 78.801944°N 69.296389°W
- Pinguarsuup Alannguata Kuussua
- Qinnguata Kuussua, 67°0′20″N 50°18′00″W / 67.00556°N 50.30000°W
- Rode Eleve or Rodelv (Yellow River), 73°55′00″N 20°57′00″W / 73.916667°N 20.95°W
- Sarfartooq (Sarfortok River), 66°29′00″N 51°56′00″W / 66.483333°N 51.933333°W
Southern tip edit
- Kangia River
- Narsaq River, 60°54′40″N 46°02′52″W / 60.91101995749511°N 46.04780965784952°W (approximately)
- Narsarsuaq (Narsarssuak River), 61°10′00″N 45°26′00″W / 61.166667°N 45.433333°W
- Tosuut River
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Coordinates, where indicated, are derived from "GeoNames search". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Greenland Tourism a/s. Vandrekort Vestgrønland [map], 1996 edition. Cartography by Compukort, Denmark.OCLC 82295990