Sehested Fjord | |
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Umminanak Fjord | |
Uummannap Kangertiva (Greenlandic) | |
Location | Arctic (SE Greenland) |
Coordinates | 63°3′N 42°0′W / 63.050°N 42.000°W |
Ocean/sea sources | North Atlantic Ocean |
Basin countries | Greenland |
Max. length | 50 km (31 mi) |
Max. width | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
Sehested Fjord (Greenlandic: Uummannap Kangertiva)[1]) is a fjord of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.
This fjord was named in 1829 by Lieutenant W. A. Graah after Danish Admiral Christen Thomesen Sehested.