List of fjords of Greenland

This is a list of the most important fjords of Greenland:[1][2]

Tasiilaq Fjord opens into the bay in the North Atlantic south of the wide mouth of Ammassalik Fjord.
Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the only in Greenland.
Aerial view of Isortoq Fjord (upper left).
A glacier in Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord.

Fjords

Fjord areas

Landlocked fjords
  • Agnete Lake (Agnete Sø)
  • Annex Lake (Annekssøen)
  • Centrum Lake (Centrumsø)
  • Elizabeth Sharon Lake (Elizabeth Sharon Sø)
  • Romer Lake (Romer Sø)
  • Seal Lake (Sælsøen)

See also

References
  1. In Northern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore Peary Land above not a fjord but a fjord area.
  2. In Northeastern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore is the Scoresby Sund above not a fjord but a fjord area.
  3. Ilulissat Icefjord is the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Greenland.
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