Isortoq Fjord ( da, Søndre Isortoq) is a

fjord In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Ice ...

in the Qeqqata municipality in western

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 is t ...

. The fjord to the east of Maniitsoq, emptying into Davis Strait.

Majorqaq Majorqaq is a meltwater river and valley of the same name in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. It is one of the widest rivers in western Greenland, draining the Greenland ice sheet. Geography Majorqaq is approximately long ...

, one of the widest rivers in western Greenland draining the

Greenland ice sheet The Greenland ice sheet ( da, Grønlands indlandsis, kl, Sermersuaq) is a vast body of ice covering , roughly near 80% of the surface of Greenland. It is sometimes referred to as an ice cap, or under the term ''inland ice'', or its Danish equiva ...

, empties into the fjord head.''Maniitsoq'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992

Geography

Isortoq Fjord is long. The head of the fjord at is formed by the delta of the wide

river flowing from the north, and the estuary of a smaller Isuitsup Kuua flowing from the east. The fjord flows southwestward, opening into an inlet of Davis Strait at , to the southeast of Maniitsoq, with its mouth dotted with several

skerries A skerry is a small rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation. Skerry, skerries, or The Skerries may also refer to: Geography Northern Ireland * Skerries, County Armagh, a townland in County Armagh * Skerry, County Antrim, a ...

on the northern side.

Settlement

The shores of the fjord are uninhabited. Maniitsoq town is located to the northwest of the fjord mouth, on an island of the same name.

References

Davis Strait Fjords of Greenland {{Greenland-fjord-stub