| Murchison Sound | |
|---|---|
| Uummannaq | |
  Murchison Sound | |
| Location | NW Greenland |
| Coordinates | 77°20′N 71°30′W / 77.333°N 71.500°W |
| Part of | Arctic Ocean |
| Ocean/sea sources | Baffin Bay Inglefield Gulf |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 50 km (31 mi) |
| Max. width | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
| Frozen | Most of the year |
| Islands | Kiatak (Northumberland Island) and Qeqertarsuaq (Herbert Island) |
The Murchison Sound (Danish: Murchison Sund; Greenlandic: Uummannaq) is a sound in the Avannaata municipality, NW Greenland.[1] It was named after Scottish geologist Roderick Murchison (1792 – 1871).