Kangerlussuaq

The Kangerlussuaq Fjord extends 68 kilometers in length with a width of 9.7 kilometers and reaches depths of 960 meters in eastern Greenland.

The East-Greenland Coast Expedition, led by Georg Carl Amdrup in 1900, documented and named this fjord, which translates to 'large fjord' in Greenlandic.

Archaeological findings indicate Paleo-Eskimo settlements from 4000 years ago and subsequent Inuit communities from the 13th to 19th centuries near the fjord.

The fjord connects to the Denmark Strait and maintains temperatures around -11°C annually, with July reaching 2°C as the warmest month.

The Kangerlussuaq Glacier, the largest on Greenland's east coast, feeds into this fjord system, surrounded by mountains reaching 1,660 meters high.

Location: Sermersooq

Part of: Denmark Strait

GPS coordinates: 68.21667,-32.03333

Latest update: March 7, 2025 01:00