Tunulliarfik Fjord
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 Tunulliarfik Fjord
Location in Greenland
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| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 60°59′N 45°35′W / 60.983°N 45.583°WCoordinates: 60°59′N 45°35′W / 60.983°N 45.583°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Labrador Sea |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 60 km (37 mi) |
| Max. width | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
Tunulliarfik Fjord (old spelling: Tunugdliarfik) is a fjord near Qaqortoq in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. It is the inner section of Skovfjord (Skovfjorden). In times of the Norse settlement in southern Greenland, it was known as Eiriksfjord.
The fjord head at approximately 61°14′40″N 45°30′35″W / 61.24444°N 45.50972°W is formed by the estuary of a river flowing from the glacial outflow lake in Johan Dahl Land. At approximately 61°04′00″N 45°26′30″W / 61.06667°N 45.44167°W, south of the Narsarsuaq settlement, the fjord is joined by its tributary Qooroq Fjord from the northeast, changing direction from southern into southwestern. Bounded by long peninsulas and low-lying islands from the southeast and the northwest, it has its mouth in the Skovfjord which empties in Labrador Sea at approximately 60°41′N 46°44′W / 60.683°N 46.733°W.
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