Establishment of a new survey station at Tasersiaq

Abstract

As part of the GGU programme for the regional mapping of the hydroeleetric potential of West Greenland a new glaciological field station was established during August and September this year. The new station is situated at 66°6.5'N, 500 7.3'W near the long (73 km) and narrow (1.5-2 km) lake Tasersiaq just east of Sukkertoppen Ice Cap (fig. 30). With an estimated hydroelectric potential of more than 1000 GWh/year (GTO, September 1980) the Tasersiaq basin ranks as one of the largest potential sources of energy from the westcoast basins.