Wolstenholme Fjord
Wolstenholme Fjord is a fjord in Avannaata municipality, Northwest Greenland. The United States' Pituffik Space Base and the abandoned Inuit settlement of Narsaarsuk are on the coast of the fjord.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Fjord
- Description: fjord in Greenland
- Also known as: “Ûmánap Kangerdlua”, “Uummannap Kangerlua”, and “Wolstenholme Sound”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thule.
Thule
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Thule is a village, which is situated 8 km southwest of Wolstenholme Fjord.
Wolstenholme Fjord
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Greenland, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Wolstenholme Fjord” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Wolstenholme Fjord”
- Cebuano: “Wolstenholme Fjord”
- Danish: “Wolstenholme Fjord”
- Dutch: “Wolstenholme Fjord”
- Dutch: “Wolstenholmefjord”
- Hebrew: “פיורד וולסטנהולם”
- Italian: “Fiordo di Wolstenholme”
- Italian: “Wolstenholme Fjord”
- Portuguese: “Fiorde Wolstenholme”
- Spanish: “Fiordo Wolstenholme”
- Swedish: “Wolstenholme Fjord”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Uvdle and Narsaarsuk.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Iperaataq and Salisbury Glacier.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wolstenholme Fjord”. Photo: Slaunger, CC BY-SA 3.0.