Nuup Kangerlua

Nuup Kangerlua is a 160 km long fjord in the municipality in southwestern . It was formerly known by its colonial name as Godthaab Fjord, Gilbert Sound and Baal's River.
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  • Type: Fjord
  • Description: Fjord in Greenland
  • Also known as: Baals Revier”, “Ball River”, “Godthaabs Fjord”, “Godthaabsfjord”, “Godthåb Fjord”, and “Nûp Kangerdlua

Nuup Kangerlua

Latitude
64.5° or 64° 30′ north
Longitude
-51.38333° or 51° 23′ west
Open location code
98PCGJ28+2M
Geo­Names ID
3423675
Wiki­data ID
Q2274745
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Nuup Kangerlua” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Nuup Kangerlua
  • Cebuano: Nuup Kangerlua (fyord sa Sermersooq)
  • Cebuano: Nuup Kangerlua
  • Danish: Godthåbsfjord
  • Danish: Godthåbsfjorden
  • Danish: Nuup Kangerlua
  • Dutch: Nuup Kangerlua
  • French: fjord de Nuuk
  • French: Fjord de Nuuk
  • French: Nuup Kangerlua
  • German: Godthåbsfjord
  • Italian: Nuup Kangerlua
  • Kalaallisut: Nuup Kangerlua
  • Slovenian: Godthåbsfjord
  • Slovenian: Nuup Kangerlua
  • Spanish: Nuup Kangerlua
  • Swedish: Godthåbsfjorden
  • Swedish: Nuup Kangerlua (fjord i Grönland, Sermersooq)

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