Blæsedalen
Blæsedalen (Greenlandic: Itinneq Kangilleq) is a large glacial valley on Disko Island, Western Greenland. The north-south U-formed valley features include icing ridges and a braided river system;[1] Røde Elv (red river) has red sediment, which colours its water. The valley is situated north of Qeqertarsuaq and stretches northward approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) to Kangerluk.[2] The valley is fed by outlet-glaciers from Lyngemarkens Iskappe.[3] Between Blæsedalen and Grønlænderhuse, there is evidence of Paleoinuit and Thule Culture habitation.[4]
References
- Geological Society of Denmark 1979, p. 16.
- "The landscape at the Arctic Station". Arctic Station administration, Faculty of Science University of Copenhagen. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- Humlum, Ole (October 23, 1979). "Icing ridges : a sedimentary criterion for recognizing former occurrence of icings" (PDF). Bull. Geol. Soc. Denmark. 28: 11.
- "List of vulnerable cultural heritage sites in Northeast Greenland" (PDF). Government of Greenland. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- Bibliography
- Geological Society of Denmark (1979). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark. Geological Society of Denmark.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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