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This is a list of rivers of Greenland.
Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...
is an
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within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the
Arctic The Arctic ( or ) is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Danish Realm (Greenland), Finland, Iceland, N ...
and
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oceans, east of the
Canadian Arctic Archipelago The Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is an archipelago lying to the north of the Canadian continental mainland, excluding Greenland (an autonomous territory of Denmark). Situated in the northern extremity of ...
. Most rivers in Greenland are formed from melting of glaciers.Greenland Tourism a/s. Vandrekort Vestgrønland ap 1996 edition. Cartography by Compukort, Denmark.


Eastern coast

* Børglum Elv (largest river), * Gudenelv, * Marrakajik (Schuchert River), * Primulaelv, * Zackenberg Bay,


Western coast

*
Akuliarusiarsuup Kuua Akuliarusiarsuup Kuua ( da, Sandflugtdalen) is a river and valley of the same name in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. Its source is the meltwater outflow from Russell Glacier, an outflow of the Greenland ice sheet. The ri ...
, * Isortup Kuua * Isuitsup Kuua (Igassup Kuua), * Kapisillit River * Majorqaq, * Minturn Elv (Minturn River), * Pinguarsuup Alannguata Kuussua *
Qinnguata Kuussua Qinnguata Kuussua is a river in a valley of the same name in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. Its source is a large meltwater outflow from Russell Glacier flowing from the Greenland Ice Sheet. It is the main river in the ...
, * Rode Eleve or Rodelv (Yellow River), * Sarfartooq (Sarfortok River),


Southern tip

* Kangia River * Narsaq River, (approximately) * Narsarsuaq (Narsarssuak River), * Tosuut River


See also

*
List of rivers of the Americas by coastline This list of rivers of the Americas by coastline includes the major coastal rivers of the Americas arranged by country. A link to a map of rivers with known coordinates is listed at right. The ocean coasts are demarcated as follows: *Arctic O ...


References

{{North America topic, List of rivers of *
Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...
Rivers of Greenland