Prince Christian Sound | |
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Ikerasassuaq (Greenlandic) | |
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Location | Arctic (S Greenland) |
Coordinates | 60°9′N 43°53′W / 60.150°N 43.883°W |
Ocean/sea sources | Labrador Sea / Irminger Sea (North Atlantic Ocean) |
Basin countries | Greenland |
Max. length | 100 km (62 mi) |
Max. width | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
The Prince Christian Sound (Greenlandic: Ikerasassuaq;[1] Danish:Prins Christians Sund) is a waterway in Southern Greenland. It separates the mainland from Sammisoq (Christian IV Island) and other islands of the Cape Farewell Archipelago near the southernmost tip of Greenland. The name was given in honour of the prince, later king Christian VIII of Denmark.[2]