Puisortoq is a glacier on the east coast of Greenland. It has been in a status of retreat for the past years.Puisortoq North Glacier Retreat Southeast Greenland
It is a very active glacier protruding into the sea and discharging great amounts of ice, making navigation along the coast dangerous.
Geography Puisortoq is located in the King Frederick VI Coast, the remote and uninhabited southeastern shore of Greenland. It protrudes into the sea south of Cape Steen Bille and north of Cape Cort Adelaer, forming a large and nearly high icy cliff.
This glacier was dreaded by the Inuit because large fragments of ice would break underwater and shoot to the surface like projectiles, hence its name meaning "where the ice rises to the surface".Spencer Apollonio, Lands that Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland, p. 34 The local Inuit advised Gino Watkins:
See also List of glaciers in Greenland
References
External links Vulnerability of Southeast Greenland Glaciers to Warm Atlantic Water From Operation IceBridge and Ocean Melting Greenland Data