| Umivik Bay | |
|---|---|
| Umivik Bugt (Danish) | |
 Map of Greenland section showing Umivik Bay | |
  Umivik Bay Location in Greenland | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 64°14′N 40°36′W / 64.233°N 40.600°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | North Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 50 km (31 mi) |
| Max. width | 25 km (16 mi) |
Umivik Bay (Danish: Umivik Bugt), also known as Umiivik and Umerik, is a bay in King Frederick VI Coast, southeastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality.
Unlike the jagged and forbidding appearance of most fjord systems in East Greenland, the Umivik area has a relatively gentle shape. Here the massive Greenland ice sheet comes down to the shore in smooth, even undulations and the landscape looks unbroken, with only few glimpses of bare rock.[1] Owing to this smoothness, Umivik Bay was chosen as launching point for westward overland crossings, including the pioneering 1888 Greenland venture by Fridtjof Nansen.
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 102