Investigations of the sediment thickness in Søndre Strømfjord, West Greenland

Abstract

Søndre Strømfjord, approximately 170 km long, is a very clear example of a fjord formed by glacial processes. The bottom of the outer part ofthe fjord is U-shaped and situated only a few tens of metres below sea level. In the inner half of the fjord, north-east of Sarfartoq, the fjord is about 280 m deep and the sea bottom nearly horizontal for at least 40 km. In the innermost part the bottom rises towards the large glacial river near the air base (data from Danish nautical charts nos. 1410, 1411, 1412).