Tasersuaq (/ˈteɪzjɪərsɔːx/ old spelling: Taserssuaq) is a large lake in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. The name of the lake means large lake in the Greenlandic language, and is a common name shared by several lakes in the country.
tasersuaq, ɪər, ɔː, spelling, taserssuaq, large, lake, qeqqata, municipality, central, western, greenland, name, lake, means, large, lake, greenlandic, language, common, name, shared, several, lakes, country, aerial, view, eastern, lakelocationgreenlandcoordin. Tasersuaq ˈ t eɪ zj ɪer s ɔː x old spelling Taserssuaq is a large lake in the Qeqqata municipality in central western Greenland The name of the lake means large lake in the Greenlandic language and is a common name shared by several lakes in the country TasersuaqAerial view of the eastern end of the lakeTasersuaqLocationGreenlandCoordinates67 00 04 N 51 50 00 W 67 00111 N 51 83333 W 67 00111 51 83333Basin countriesGreenlandMax length35 km 22 mi Surface elevation10 m 33 ft 1 Geography edit nbsp Pingu in summer nbsp nbsp Tasersuaqclass notpageimage Location within Greenland Tasersuaq is a latitudinal lake of elongated sausage shape extending from approximately 66 59 50 N 52 15 00 W 66 99722 N 52 25000 W 66 99722 52 25000 in the west to 67 00 15 N 51 27 45 W 67 00417 N 51 46250 W 67 00417 51 46250 in the east located halfway between Sisimiut in the west and Kangerlussuaq in the east approximately 63 km 39 mi east of the former and 69 km 43 mi west of the latter In the northwest the lake is bounded by tall mountains of the Pingu mountain group 1 The range flattens considerably towards the east in the area of Kangaamiut dike swarm north of Kangerlussuaq due to pressure exerted by the Greenland ice sheet Greenlandic Sermersuaq for long periods in the past The eastern end of the lake is located just west of the Tarajornitsut highland 1 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tasersuaq a b c Vandrekort Vestgronland Pingu Map 1996 ed Cartography by Compukort Denmark Greenland Tourism a s Panorama edit nbsp Panorama of Tasersuaq lake from 9 August 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tasersuaq amp oldid 1144595605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
