Greenland Coast

The southeastern coast of Greenland is deeply cut by fjords that divide the land into mountainous peninsulas and islands. Behind the coastal fringe rises the vast inland ice sheet, whose outlet glaciers flow down toward the sea. In some fjords ice breaks from their ends to form icebergs; offshore, drifting pack ice can make the shore difficult to reach. Narrow channels between the islands contrast with the open waters of the Denmark Strait to the east.