Tasermiut Fjord is a 70-kilometre-long fjord in southwestern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Kujalleq municipality. Nanortalik is located near the mouth of the fjord.
Tasermiut Fjord has some of the very few growths of in Greenland, notably in Qinngua Valley and Tiningnertoq valley.
Geography
The fjord is oriented in a roughly NE/SW direction, to the southwest the fjord opens into the
Labrador Sea of the North Atlantic Ocean. It separates two long mountainous peninsulas, the 1,590 m high
Napasorsuaq peak rising in the peninsula to the west of the fjord. To the east rise the 1,858 m high
Ulamertorsuaq, the 2,045 m high
Nalumasortoq and the 2,010 m high Ketil.
The glacier at the inland end of this fjord has been undergoing a well documented recession in recent history.[ Mapping glacial retreat in the Tasermiut Fjord region of SW Greenland] A similar retreat of the glacier at the fjord's head has been documented in the Sermeq Glacier in neighbouring Southern Sermilik Fjord as well.[ U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, Volume 1386, Part 3, p.]
Tourism
This fjord attracts climbers, kayakers, and trekkers, and is famous for its mountains and challenging rock faces. Many mountaineering expeditions
[ A selection of mountaineering photos from the 1971 St Andrews University South Greenland Expedition] have come to Tasermiut Fjord because of the challenge of peaks and the possibility of new climbing routes.
As well as climbing, Tasermiut is used as a starting point for challenging treks to
Kangikitsoq,
Kangerdluk,
Herjofsnaes, and
Stordalen Havn.
[ Trekking photos by walkers visiting Tasermiut in recent years]
Tasermiut Fjord can be accessed by short boat journey from Nanortalik, which is the southernmost major settlement in Greenland, with a population of around 1000 people.
See also
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List of fjords of Greenland
