Bernstorff Fjord

Bernstorff Fjord (Danish: Bernstorff Isfjord; Greenlandic: Kangertittivaq) is a fjord in King Frederick VI Coast, eastern Greenland.

Bernstorff Fjord
Kangertittivaq
Bernstorff Isfjord
Kangertittivaq (Greenlandic)
NASA picture with the Bernstorff Fjord in the bottom half
Bernstorff Fjord
Location in Greenland
LocationArctic
Coordinates63°42′N 41°10′W
Ocean/sea sourcesNorth Atlantic Ocean
Basin countriesGreenland

Administratively it is part of the Sermersooq municipality. The fjord was named after Danish statesman Andreas Peter Bernstorff. This fjord is almost always blocked by heavy ice.

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