Cruises from Scoresby Sund

Scoresby Sund is a large fjord system in East Greenland, 400 km directly north of Iceland, and above the Arctic Circle. The mouth of the sound is 30 km wide, and it extends about 200 km inland where it branches into a tree-like structure extending about 350 km far inland. The depth ranges from 400 to 1450 m. It is one of the largest and longest fjord systems in the world. The English explorer William Scoresby mapped the fjord area in detail in 1822. The settlement of Ittoqqortoormiit (pop.