Karrat Fjord ( da, Karrats Fjord) 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
Avannaata
Avannaata (, da, Det Nordlige, lit=The Northern) is a municipality of Greenland created on 1 January 2018 from the bulk of the former Qaasuitsup municipality. It encompasses an area of 522,700 km2 and has 10,726 inhabitants.
Geography
In ...
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 ...
.
Geography
Karrat Fjord has its mouth in the
Nordost Bay of the
Baffin Bay
Baffin Bay ( Inuktitut: ''Saknirutiak Imanga''; kl, Avannaata Imaa; french: Baie de Baffin), located between Baffin Island and the west coast of Greenland, is defined by the International Hydrographic Organization as a marginal sea of the Arct ...
. The head of the fjord is formed by a number of tributaries, including the
Rink Glacier
Rink Glacier ( da, Rink Isbræ; kl, Kangilliup Sermia) is a glacier in Avannaata, Greenland.
This glacier is named in honor of Hinrich Johannes Rink, Danish geologist and Greenlandic researcher. Geography
The Rink Glacier is the largest glacie ...
,
Ingia Glacier
Ingia Glacier ( da, Inngia Isbræ), is a glacier in Avannaata Municipality, West Greenland. Geography
It is a marine terminating glacier outlet of the western side of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Its Glacier terminus, terminus is in the Inngia Fjord, ...
and
Umiamako Glacier
Umiamako Glacier ( da, Umiammakku Isbræ), is a glacier in Avannaata, Greenland. Geography
It is a marine terminating glacier outlet of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Its Glacier terminus, terminus is in the Karrat Fjord, Nordost Bay, Baffin Bay, North ...
fjords, as well as the
Ukkusissat Fjord.
The fjord heads to the southwest, with the islands of
Qeqertarsuaq Island (Karrat Fjord),
Illorsuit Island
Illorsuit Island ( kl, Illorsuip qeqertaat, da, Ubekendt Ejland) is an island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Geography
The island is pear-shaped, and at , and
Upernivik Island
Upernivik Island ( da, Upernivik Ø) is an uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.
Geography
Upernivik Island is located in the Uummannaq Fjord where it is the largest island with an area of .
The island is very ...
near its mouth.
Google Earth
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See also
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List of fjords of Greenland
This is a list of the most important fjords of Greenland:In Northern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore Peary Land above not a fjord but a fjord area.In Northeastern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjor ...
References
Fjords of Greenland
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