Amerloq Fjord
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 Amerloq Fjord
Location in Greenland
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| Location | Arctic (West Greenland) |
| Coordinates | 66°55′N 53°15′W / 66.917°N 53.250°WCoordinates: 66°55′N 53°15′W / 66.917°N 53.250°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Davis Strait |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 36 km (22 mi) |
| Max. width | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
Amerloq Fjord is a 36 km (22 mi) long fjord in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. The fjord empties into the Davis Strait just south of Sisimiut, whose former Inuit name was also "Amerloq".
The Amerloq Fjord – then known as Rammel's Fjord – was the scene of the Inuit murder of the Dano-English navigator James Hall on 12 or 22 July, 1612. The Inuit were still incensed at the Danish abduction of several people during one of Christian IV's expeditions in 1605, during which Hall served as pilot for John Cunningham.
The fjord mouth is located at approximately 66°52′N 53°42′W / 66.867°N 53.700°W south of the town of Sisimiut. To the north, the fjord is bounded by the Nasaasaaq ridge, whose massif is spread out over 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) in the west-east direction, constituting the terminal point of a long mountain range extending from the Pingu mountain group halfway between Davis Strait and the Greenland ice sheet (Greenlandic: Sermersuaq). The range flattens considerably towards the east in the area of Kangaamiut dike swarm north of Kangerlussuaq, due to pressure exerted by the icesheet for long periods in the past. The Nasaasaaq ridge connects to the other latitudinal ridges approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Sisimiut, north of the fjord head located at approximately 66°53′30″N 52°53′30″W / 66.89167°N 52.89167°W.
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