Greenland Coast

The coast of southeastern Greenland stretches between the southern sounds and the fjords around Ammassalik. Short inlets and islands interrupt a shore backed by the inland ice sheet, while glaciers descend through the mountains. Pack ice driven south by the East Greenland Current gathers offshore and varies with season and weather. The ice can make it hard for ships to reach the shore, even where the fjords provide shelter from the open Atlantic.