Godthåbsfjord
| Nuup Kangerlua | |
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Godthåbsfjord Gilbert Sound |
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 Nuup Kangerlua
Location in Greenland
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| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 64°30′N 51°23′W / 64.500°N 51.383°WCoordinates: 64°30′N 51°23′W / 64.500°N 51.383°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Labrador Sea |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 160 km (99 mi) |
| Max. width | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
Nuup Kangerlua is a 160 km (99.4 mi) long fjord in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland. It was formerly known by its colonial name as Godthaab Fjord (Danish: Godthåbsfjorden), Gilbert Sound and Baal's River.
Located by the island's capital, Nuuk, it is the longest fjord on the Labrador Sea coast of Greenland, and one of the longest in the inhabited part of the country.
The fjord head is located deep inland, with the fjord beginning as an icefjord at 64°19′50″N 49°36′10″W / 64.33056°N 49.60278°W, with two glaciers draining the Greenland ice sheet (Greenlandic: Sermersuaq) flowing into the fjord.
Initially, the fjord flows to the northwest, to then turn southwest at 64°43′N 50°37′W / 64.717°N 50.617°W, splitting into three arms in its lower run, with three large, mountainous islands in between the arms: Sermitsiaq Island with the Sermitsiaq mountain visible from most of Nuuk, Qeqertarsuaq Island, and Qoornuup Qeqertarsua Island.
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