Study for the Enlargement of Sisimiut Harbour

• Main Author: Quero Prat, Natalia
• Other Authors: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Hidràulica, Marítima i Ambiental, Gironella Cobos, Xavier
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya 2010
• Subjects: Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil; Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Enginyeria hidràulica; marítima i sanitària::Ports i costes; Transportation; Coastal engineering; Sisimiut (Greenland); fieldwork; numerical model; hydrodynamics; Harbour; Ports > Projectes i construcció; Enginyeria de costes; Groenlàndia; Anchorage; Greenland; Sisimiut
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2099.1/12617

Sisimiut, the second largest settlement of the country is the northernmost town with an ice free harbour. It is very important for the fishing industry of the country. Its harbour consists of two main quays, the Atlantic and the Fisher. These facilities have been outstripped due to the rapidly incre...