Kangerlussuaq Glacier (Greenlandic: Kangerlussuaq, meaning 'large fjord'; old spelling Kangerdlugssuaq) is the largest glacier on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet.[2] It flows into the head of the Kangerlussuaq Fjord, the second largest fjord in East Greenland.[3]
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^Bevan, S. L., Luckman, A. J., Benn, D. I., Cowton, T., and Todd, J. "Warming of SE Greenland shelf waters in 2016 primes large glacier for runaway retreat". The Cryosphere Discuss. doi:10.5194/tc-2018-260. S2CID 135459911. Retrieved 14 January 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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Glaciers Not On Simple, Upward Trend Of Melting sciencedaily.com, Feb. 21, 2007 "Two of Greenland's largest glaciers (Kangerdlugssuaq and Helheim) shrank dramatically ... between 2004 and 2005. And then, less than two years later, they returned to near their previous rates of discharge.
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