Akuliarusiarsuup Kuua | |
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Location | |
Country | Greenland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
Mouth | Qinnguata Kuussua |
• coordinates | 67°01′10″N 50°39′20″W / 67.01944°N 50.65556°W |
• elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
Akuliarusiarsuup Kuua (Danish: Sandflugtdalen) is a river and valley of the same name in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. Its source is the meltwater outflow from Russell Glacier, an outflow of the Greenland ice sheet. The river is a tributary of Qinnguata Kuussua, the main river in the Kangerlussuaq area. For most of its run, the river flows very slowly through the sandur basin of the valley,[1] forming meanders amongst large fields of glacial silt quicksand. The climate is polar continental, with the area receiving very little rainfall.[2]