| Ikka Fjord | |
|---|---|
| Ika Fjord (formerly) | |
 View of Ikka Fjord from aboard survey vessel Siku | |
 Map of Greenland showing Ikka Fjord and map of Ikka Fjord showing ikaite columns in blue | |
  Ikka Fjord Location of the fjord | |
| Location | Sermersooq municipality, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 61°10′N 48°03′W / 61.16°N 48.05°W |
| Type | fjord |
| Primary outflows | Arsuk Fjord |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Max. depth | 29 m (95 ft) |
Ikka Fjord (formerly spelled Ika) is a small, narrow fjord in Southwestern Sermersooq municipality, Greenland. It is best known for the presence of hundreds of pillars of the metastable mineral ikaite, which was named after the fjord, and is found in Ikka in dramatic formations unknown to exist elsewhere.[1][2]
- ^ Seaman, Paul; Sturkell, Erik; Gyllencreutz, Richard; Stockmann, Gabrielle J.; Geirsson, Halldór (2022). "New multibeam mapping of the unique Ikaite columns in Ikka Fjord, SW Greenland". Marine Geology. 444. Elsevier BV: 106710. Bibcode:2022MGeol.44406710S. doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2021.106710. ISSN 0025-3227.
- ^ Trampe, Erik C. L.; Larsen, Jens E. N.; Glaring, Mikkel A.; Stougaard, Peter; Kühl, Michael (19 May 2016). "In situ Dynamics of O2, pH, Light, and Photosynthesis in Ikaite Tufa Columns (Ikka Fjord, Greenland)—A Unique Microbial Habitat". Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. Frontiers Media SA: 722. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.00722. ISSN 1664-302X. PMC 4871860. PMID 27242741.