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Qinnguata Kuussua

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

Qinnguata Kuussua (lit. 'Big River at the Fjord Head') is a river in a valley of the same name in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. Its sources are meltwater outflows from Russell Glacier and Leverett Glacier flowing from the Greenland Ice Sheet. It is the main river in the Kangerlussuaq area. For most of its run, the river is very wide, up to 2 km (1.2 mi) in the upper reaches. The climate is polar continental, with the area receiving very little rainfall.

Flows through: Greenland.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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