Fridtjof Nansen Peninsula
Map of Greenland section showing the Fridtjof Nansen Peninsula
Fridtjof Nansen Peninsula is located in Greenland
Fridtjof Nansen Peninsula
Fridtjof Nansen Peninsula
Geography
LocationSoutheast Greenland
Coordinates64°25′N 40°35′W / 64.417°N 40.583°W / 64.417; -40.583
Adjacent toUmivik Bay
Administration
Greenland (Denmark)
MunicipalitySermersooq
Demographics
Population0

Fridtjof Nansen Peninsula (Danish: Fridtjof Nansens Halvø) is a peninsula in the King Frederick VI Coast, southeastern Greenland. It is a part of the Sermersooq municipality.

Geography

The Fridtjof Nansen Peninsula is limited to the northeast by a strait across which lie the Søren Norby Islands, beyond which lies the bay of Pikiulleq. To the southeast it is bound by the Irminger Sea and to the southwest by Umivik Bay, with two large islands, Upernattivik (Upernarsuak) and Trefoldigheden off the shore.[1]

To the west and the northwest the peninsula is attached to the mainland.[2] Several small islands where there are Paleo-Eskimo archaeological sites lie off its southeastern point.[3]

See also

References

  1. Fridtjof Nansens Halvø, Greenland - Geographical Names
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 102
  3. GoogleEarth
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