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LOCATION Name ID Type Municipality Sermilik, 02.A (1AI05001) Glacier Qaqortoq

Coordinates UTM 23V (1) N: 6765227 E: 393178 Geographic 61°00' N, 46°58' W (2) N: 6765029 E: 392929 Water Ice cap water Rating quality Two samples out of two have elevated values for turbidity, NVOC 4

Capacity Glacier area: approx. 220 km2. The ice edge has withdrawn 8 km since 2 1869; 1 km from 1869-1985, 5 km from 1985-2001 and 2 km from 2001- 2014 . It is expected that the ice edge can thin out further until a new equilibrium is reached. The age of the ice is estimated to 6.000-12.000 years old. The glacier is resting at the rock basis except for a small part in the mid- dle. The calving rate is moderate to very modest. Infrastruc- The best access from the fiord to the glacier is along the north-west side 2 ture of the fiord. Due to calving ice, strong current from the glacier and a ra- ther steep coast, only few places in convenient distance from glacier front are suited for landing. Landing approx. 2 km from the glacier front, a hilly terrain with sporadic difficult passages with water logging areas must be passed to come to the glacier. The surface of the glacier is moderate fissured; less on the north-west side where it is possible to enter the glacier. Construction of road connection to a town is not realistic. There are no harbour facilities in the area. Distance by sea to the settlement of Qassimiut (35 inhabitants): 35 km (7 m jetty and 1.3 – 3.0 m draft). Distance by sea to the towns of Qaqortoq and is approx. the same and depending of route: 105-120 km Quay in Qaqortoq: length: 96 m, draft: 6.6 m. Quay in Narsaq: length 60 m, draft: 8.3 m. Distance by air to : 51 km Distance by air to : 61 km Distance by air to int. : 86 km

Logistics Navigation to the glacier is via Sermilik fiord from the coast or for minor 2 boats via the archipelago north-east of Qassimiut. The inner part of the fiord is mapped (GEUS 2007:61). Qaqortoq and Narsaq can be navigated year round, but can be closed in June-August due to multi-year ice ("storis"). Qaqortoq and Narsaq have connection to via feeder route to every 7-10 days depending on season. Heliports in Qaqortoq and Narsaq have connection 1-3 days a week to the airport of Narsarsuaq, depending on season.

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Coordinates UTM 23V (1) N: 6765227 E: 393178 Geographic 61°00' N, 46°58' W (2) N: 6765029 E: 392929 Nature and The only recorded areas of special interest for nature and wildlife are 3 4 environ- Nos. of ”Other seabird colonies” off the coast in a distance of approx. ment 35 km south-west of the glacier. These areas are not expected to be a real obstacle for extraction of ice/water from the glacier.

Total rating 59 Map of the area Scale: ~1:530.000 Source: Grønlands Topografi- ske Kort- værk © KMS

Map of the location Scale: ~1:127.000 Source: Grønlands Topo- grafiske Kortværk © KMS

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Coordinates UTM 23V (1) N: 6765227 E: 393178 Geographic 61°00' N, 46°58' W (2) N: 6765029 E: 392929 Satellite photo 2007 Source: © Google Earth Pro

Landing

Sample

Sampling points are located in Google Earth from coordinate information given in GEUS' report. The blue line is the margin 2014

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Coordinates UTM 23V (1) N: 6765227 E: 393178 Geographic 61°00' N, 46°58' W (2) N: 6765029 E: 392929 Source: Landsat 8 14th Aug. 2014

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LOCATION Name ID Type Municipality Nigerlikasik Bræ 05.A (1BG06002) Glacier

Coordi- UTM 22W (1) N: 6884072 E: 612734 Geographic 62°04' N, 48°50' W nates (2) N: 6884353 E: 612782 Water Ice cap water Rating Quality Two out of two samples have exceeded values for turbidity and ammoni- 4 um. One sample has exceeded values for NVOC, iron and phosphorous Capacity Glacier area: 439 km2. The location of the glacier front is relatively stabile 2 with a retreat of less than 2 km since ca. 1900. The age of the ice is esti- mated to 5.000 – 12.000 years old. Only a small part of the front is floating. The calving rate is very modest. Infrastruc- The access from the fiord to the north coast at the glacier front is rather 4 ture easy. The coastal area is slightly hilly rock. Limited calving of ice only occur from the southern part of the glacier. Access to the glacier is rather easy from the north side of the fiord. The glacier surface is moderate fissured. Construction of road connection to a town or settlement is not realistic. There are no harbour facilities in the area. Distance by sea to the nearest town, Paamiut: 48 km Quay in Paamiut: length 90 m, draft 7.8-8.6 m. Distance by air to Paamiut with airport (799 m runway) is 43 km.

Logistics Navigation to the glacier is via Kvanefjord and fiord branch Nigerlikasik. 4 The water depth of the fiord system is deep, but the innermost part is not known. There is no significant amount of ice from the glacier in the fiord. Sea ice during winter is not known. Sea ice, pack ice and ice bergs may occur off the cost of Paamiut, but obstacles for the navigation are rather rare. Paamiut harbour is called every 7-10 days depending on season by feeder ships (cargo ships with connection to overseas destinations via Nuuk) Paamiut Airport has connection to Narsarsuaq int. Airport and other towns in Greenland 2 days a week.

Nature and The only recorded areas of special interest for nature and wildlife are 4 environ- 2 Nos. of "Other seabird colonies" along the coast of Kvanefjord in a dis- ment tance of 8 and 25 km respectively west of the glacier front. These areas are not expected to be a real obstacle for extraction of ice/water from the glacier.

Total rating 75

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Coordi- UTM 22W (1) N: 6884072 E: 612734 Geographic 62°04' N, 48°50' W nates (2) N: 6884353 E: 612782 Map of the area Scale: ~1:516:00 0 Source: Grønlands Topografi- ske Kort- værk

© KMS Map of the location Scale: ~1:125:00 0 Scale: Grønlands Topo- grafiske Kortværk © KMS

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Coordi- UTM 22W (1) N: 6884072 E: 612734 Geographic 62°04' N, 48°50' W nates (2) N: 6884353 E: 612782 Satellite photo 2007 Source: © Google Earth Pro

Landing

Sample

Sampling points are located in Google Earth from coordinate information given in GEUS' report. The blue line is the margin 2014

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Coordi- UTM 22W (1) N: 6884072 E: 612734 Geographic 62°04' N, 48°50' W nates (2) N: 6884353 E: 612782 Source: Landsat 8 1st Aug. 2014

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LOCATION Name ID Type Municipality Narsap Sermia 06.D (1CH17002) Glacier Nuuk

Coordinates UTM 22W (1) N: 7168420 E: 544321 Geographic 64°38' N, 50°05' W (2) N: 7169147 E: 543807 Water Ice cap water Rating quality Two samples out of two from 2006 have elevated values for ammonium. 4 One sample has elevated values of iron, phosphorous and NVOC. Six out of six samples from 2008 have elevated values of turbidity. Three samples have elevated values of iron Capacity Glacier area: 1188 km2. The location of the glacier front is rather stable, 5 but a retreat is observed from 2006 to 2008 and 3-4.5 km until now. The age of the ice is estimated to 5.000 – 12.000 years old. The glacier tongue is floating. The calving rate is modest to high. Infrastructure In 2006 it was not possible to navigate to the front due to the dense 3 pack ice in front of the glacier. Landing must take place on the west side of point Narsap. Distance overland to the south side of the glacier is ap- prox. 3 km along the coast. In 2008 the water was more open and navigation with ice class vessels was possible almost to the front. The surface of the glacier is strongly fissured with many crevasses which makes it difficult to walk on the surface. Construction of road connection to a town or settlement is not realistic. There are no harbour facilities in the area. Distance by sea to the nearest town, Nuuk: 115 km Nuuk harbour has two quays: the newest being 102 m long with 10 m draft. Distance by air to the nearest town with airport, Nuuk (950 m runway), is 92 km.

Logistics Navigation to the glacier is via Nuup Kangerlua. 3 During winter sea ice may occur in the inner part of the fiord, up to 20 km from the glacier based on an estimate. Year round the last approx. 5 km form the glacier front can only be navigated with ice strengthen vessels due to calving ice from the glacier. Nuuk Harbour has weekly connection to Aalborg, Denmark, year round. has connections to int. Airport 4-6 days a week and to other destinations in Greenland.

Nature and There are no records of areas sensitive to nature and wildlife. 5 environment

Total rating 79

G_06.D-Narsap-UK.docx Page 1 of 4 LOCATION Name ID Type Municipality Narsap Sermia 06.D (1CH17002) Glacier Nuuk

Coordinates UTM 22W (1) N: 7168420 E: 544321 Geographic 64°38' N, 50°05' W (2) N: 7169147 E: 543807 Map of the area Scale: ~1:380.000 Source: Grønlands Topografiske Kortværk © KMS

Map of the location Scale: ~1:110.000 Source: Grønlands Topografiske Kortværk © KMS

G_06.D-Narsap-UK.docx Page 2 of 4 LOCATION Name ID Type Municipality Narsap Sermia 06.D (1CH17002) Glacier Nuuk

Coordinates UTM 22W (1) N: 7168420 E: 544321 Geographic 64°38' N, 50°05' W (2) N: 7169147 E: 543807 Satellite pho- to 2006 Source: © Google Earth Pro

Landing

Sample 2006

Sample 2008

Sampling points are located in Google Earth from coordinate information given in [9] and [11].

Red line is estimated glacier front in 2008. Blue line is the margin in 2014

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Coordinates UTM 22W (1) N: 7168420 E: 544321 Geographic 64°38' N, 50°05' W (2) N: 7169147 E: 543807 Source: Landsat 8 30th July 2014

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