Arfersiorfik Fjord

Arfersiorfik Fjord is a large fjord along the western coast of Greenland, between the town of Aasiaat to the north and Nordre Strømfjord to the south. The name of this inlet means "the place where the whale was sighted".[1] The entrance to the fjord is on the Davis Strait, and it extends eastward for a distance of 152 kilometres (94 mi) to the inland ice sheet.[2] Located along the northern shore of the fjord, near the entrance, is the settlement of Niaqornaarsuk.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Canadian Circumpolar Institute; International Whaling Commission (1997). Marc Stevenson, Andrew Madsen, Elaine L. Maloney, eds. The anthropology of community-based whaling in Greenland: a collection of papers submitted to the International Whaling Commission. Occasional publication series. Canadian Circumpolar Institute. p. 192. ISBN 1-896445-05-5.
  2. ↑ Anthony Julian Huxley, eds. (1962). Standard encyclopedia of the world's oceans and islands. New York: Putnam. p. 329.
  3. ↑ "Adventure in Arfersiorfik". Qulleq.gl. Retrieved 2011-02-13.

Coordinates: 68°03′N 51°58′W / 68.05°N 51.97°W / 68.05; -51.97


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