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List of fjords of Greenland

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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.

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

Fjords

Fjord areas

Landlocked fjords

See also

References

  1. ^ a b In Northern Greenland, a large area made up entirely of fjords; therefore Peary Land above not a fjord but a fjord area.
  2. ^ a b 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.