Kangersuneq Icefjord

Kangersuneq is the icefjord at the head of the Nuup Kangerlua system, an hour or so by boat east of Kapisillit. Where the inland ice tips into the sea, the water fills with house-sized icebergs and small floes; on calm days the only sound is the occasional crack and roar of ice breaking off.

A short hike from Kapisillit reaches a ridge with a good view down the icefjord — the standard half-day walk for visitors. To get closer, hire a boat through Nuuk Tourism; trips run only in summer, weather depending. The light at midnight in June and July is particularly good for photography.

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A story
Kangersuneq is one of the inner branches of the Godthåbsfjord system, fed directly by the inland ice. Until the late 1800s, Norse farmers and later Inuit hunters used the fjord as a winter route; today, the ice extends right to the head of the fjord and calves the icebergs that drift past Kapisillit.